press conference<\/a>, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said that the US wants to see Pakistan continue down the path of reform.<\/p>\n\u201cWe want to be a partner. We will continue to be a partner to Pakistan when it comes to all of [its] priorities, whether it\u2019s security\u2026economic\u2026or humanitarian,\u201d Ned Price said.<\/p>\n
He added that since the devastating floods of 2022 in Pakistan, Washington had worked closely with Islamabad to provide funding assistance for flood response, food security, disaster preparedness, and capacity-building efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to share that today the United States announced an additional $100 million of recovery and reconstruction funding, bringing our total contribution to over $200 million,\u201d Ned said.<\/p>\n
He pledged that the US would continue to support Pakistan in its efforts to build a more climate-resilient future for its people as the recovery and reconstruction will be a continuing process in the coming future.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur flood-related assistance complements our broader efforts to form a US-Pakistan Green Alliance that looks at the range of climate and resilience issues central to Pakistan\u2019s reconstruction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ned Price\u2019s statement regarding the IMF conditions came on the same day Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms before releasing more financial aid as the country tries to rebuild after catastrophic floods.<\/p>\n
He said that Pakistan was complying with the IMF\u2019s conditions \u201cas best as possible\u201d but asked \u201chow on earth\u201d the additional burdens could be shouldered by the country\u2019s poorest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYet we are committed to IMF\u2019s program. We will do everything to comply with the terms and conditions. Though I am constantly trying to persuade them: please give us a pause,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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