Indus Waters Treaty paused. Is Mangla Dam first casualty of diplomatic war with Pak?
The project focused on modernising and increasing the power generation capacity of the Mangla Hydropower Plant. Of the overall foreign assistance of $232 million that Pakistan received from the US in 2024, nearly $50 million was for completing this project.
US Funds to Pakistan have been the lowest in 22 years.
Fall in US assistance for PakistanWhile the US has been a strong source of financial support for Pakistan, both in terms of military and economic assistance, the trend has significantly changed in recent years. Financial support for peace and security has especially taken a hit.advertisementThe funds for the peace and security category are aimed towards six areas: weapons of mass destruction; conflict mitigation and reconciliation; counterterrorism; stabilisation operations and security sector reform; counternarcotics; general security; and transnational crime. The assistance in all these areas has decreased in recent years.
US funding to Pakistan's military is in a downward spiral.
With a severe hit on new and expensive hydropower projects, at a time when foreign assistance to Pakistan is seeing a declining trend, the diplomatic offensive has hit the country where it would hurt the most.Tune InTrending Reel
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