Bush waives law for Pak, pumps in $300 mn

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Posted online: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 05:41:42
Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 06:04:32

Washington, March 26: US President George W Bush has decided to waive a domestic law for Pakistan to pump in USD 300 million security assistance in the country amid stepped up efforts by Washington to bring its new civilian government on board in the "war on terror".

Bush has decided to exempt Pakistan from a law that restricts funding to the countries where the legitimate head of state has been deposed in a military coup with a view to facilitating the transition to democratic rule, the White House said adding it was important to US efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism.

It said Bush, who had given the waiver to Pakistan every year since 2003, had asked the US Congress for about 300 million dollars for security assistance to Pakistan.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the Bush administration still had concerns about the human rights situation in Pakistan, where President Pervez Musharraf overthrew the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup 1999, but stressed was a key ally in the 'war on terror.'

"The Pakistani government is conducting military, police, and intelligence operations to fight terrorist groups on Pakistani soil and bring terrorists to justice," Johndroe said.

Bush in a message to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has said that he has made a determination to waive section 608 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008.

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