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USAID, Punjab govt inaugurate Punjab Agriculture Commission’s Secretariat
USAID Pakistan Deputy Mission Director Julie Chen and Agriculture Minister Muhammad Naeem Akhtar Khan Bhabha inaugurated the Secretariat of Punjab Agriculture Commission (PAC) Thursday...
CM Shehbaz tells USAID ‘we need trade, not aid’
Says trade between Pak, US should be given maximum promotion for more jobs
The US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Pakistan Mission Director John Groarke...
US provides Rs 8.5 billion for construction of Kurram Tangi Dam
The United States signed an agreement to provide Rs 8.5 billion to the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for the construction of Kurram...
USAID to provide $81 million for Kurram Tangi Dam
An activity agreement worth 81 million for the construction of Kurram Tangi Dam Project (Stage-I) will be signed between WAPDA and USAID on December...
US Congress again conditions $400 million of $900 million aid to...
The US Congress said $400 million in aid to Pakistan cannot be released unless the defence secretary certifies that Islamabad is “taking demonstrable” steps...
USAID’s gender equity program fosters educational empowerment for women
American Ambassador David Hale spoke on Thursday at an event sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Gender Equity Program to...
US defence bill pledges $900 million to Pakistan
The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill that pledges $900 million in economic and other assistance to Pakistan, a significant portion...
US to pay $3 million for killing Italian aid worker in...
The Obama administration will pay $3 million in compensation to the family of an Italian aid worker who was killed in a drone strike...
APPNA, USAID sign accord to improve healthcare in Pakistan
The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday signed a Memorandum...
US announces $21m in food assistance for Pakistan
US International Development Mission Director John Groarke on Thursday announced a new US contribution of $21 million in food assistance for the malnourished people...
As humanitarian needs grow, USAID chief says the world must act
More complex humanitarian disasters such as the war in Syria and the Ebola epidemic threaten to overwhelm the international community’s ability to respond, the...
USA announces $100m investment in Pakistan’s private sector
American Ambassador David Hale announced on Thursday that the US government, in partnership with the Abraaj Group, Indus Basin Holding, and JS Private Equity...
US-Pak coordination in dairy sector to improve productivity
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is coordinating with Pakistan to improve dairy production and to resolve multiple issues in the farming sector, sources...
CM inaugurates up-gradation of Muzaffargarh Power Plant
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday inaugurated the project of restoration of thermal power plant with the cooperation of USAID in Muzaffargarh.
The chief...
In letter to NYT, USAID defends programmes in Pakistan
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has defended its programmes in Pakistan in a letter to the editor after the New York...
USAID hands over 2 power transformers to NTDCL for installation at...
US Agency for International Development Mission Director to Pakistan John Groarke inaugurated two new auto transformers for the 220 kV grid station Mardan in...
U.S. Sponsored Mobile Libraries Bring Books and Encourage Reading
USAID Deputy Mission Director Cathy Moore celebrated the launch of four new mobile libraries provided through the Pakistan Reading Project at a government secondary...
