US aid to Pakistan falls 76% in 17 yrs after 9/11

The figures compiled by the CRS showed CSF reimbursements dipped in 2012 to $688 million, before increasing to $1.4 billion in 2013. Since then, the amount has fallen significantly to $550 million in 2016.

Allocations made under the CSF head in the US defence budget since 2015 have been tied to certifications that Pakistan is taking action against the Haqqani network, a group that frequently targets US troops in Afghanistan.

Foreign military financing, which consists of grants and loans to purchase US military equipment, has not been affected much by the cut in overall aid – it has ranged from $296 million in 2012 to $255 million in 2017.

However, the overall total security-related assistance has fallen from $849 million in 2012 to $303 million in 2017.

Though the decline in aid for Pakistan began during former US President Barack Obama’s second term, the Trump administration has taken a much tougher line with Islamabad. It has warned that there could be further cuts in aid and the revocation of Pakistan’s “major nonNato ally” status if it does not crack down on terror groups such as the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-taiba.

Pakistan has turned increasingly for aid to its “all-weather” ally China, which is bankrolling the ambitious $46-billion dollar China-pakistan Economic Corridor. Reports have said that statebacked Chinese banks have provided more than $1 billion in loans to Pakistan since last year. of the committee cited above.

The report is to be presented to Parliament during the winter session beginning December 15.

“The government is not in a position to say the proposal is under consideration as technically it will be very difficult to have the duty drawback scheme in the GST regime,” a finance ministry official said on condition of anonymity.

Political parties backed the lawmakers.

“It should not be a political gimmick. Let the government come up with a solution that is economically right,” said Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Rajeev Gowda, a member of Parliament belonging to the Congress party, said, “We need to protect small entrepreneurs and workers—the most vulnerable sections of the export sector.”

India’s merchandise exports declined for the first time in 14 months in October as exporters struggled with a liquidity crunch because of delayed refunds under the GST regime. Shipments of ready-made garments declined by 39.2% and gems and jewellery by 24.5%.

Ashok Rajani, chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council, under the textile ministry, said, “The sector employs 11 million workers. After GST was implemented, factories are closing down and our capacity utilization has come down to 65-70%. If the situation continues, 10-12% job loss could happen in the sector.” financial assistance under PSF. If this gets approved, the Delhi government will be able to provide onions at affordable rates,” an official from the state food and supplies department said.

The spike in retail prices has come despite export restrictions announced by the Centre last week, when a minimum export price of US$ 850 was imposed.

Onion prices are higher this year due to a sharp drop in planting of the summer crop (Kharif 2017-18) which fell 29% year on year. The lower planting has led to lower arrivals in wholesale markets, according to data from the National Horticulture Board, which shows that arrivals in October were 17% lower year on year.

Born in 1927 in Nairobi, Hingorani was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. The Supreme Court had just three woman lawyers when she began practising there. She was 86 when she died in 2013 after a remarkable career spanning nearly 60 years.

Hingorani and her three children — lawyers Aman, Priya and Shweta — fought more than 100 cases in the top court.

The Supreme Court Bar Association president Rupinder Suri said the portrait is a rightful recognition of Hingorani’s achievements as a member of the bar. “She was not just a lawyer but a barrister too. She could have lived in the UK, but chose India,” he said.

A plaque at her Cardiff alma mater also honours the pioneer among India’s woman lawyers. and the speed chart in addition to the cautions,” Mughalsarai divisional railway manager Kishor Kumar explained. He said the speed chart lets officials know if a train is running at the maximum permissible speed, excess controlling by the driver at cautions, late start, extra stoppage, and signal checks.

The pilot project in Mughalsarai provided crucial information such as trains didn’t run on the maximum permissible speed, drivers exercised excessive controls at cautions, late start and extra stoppage of trains, and a speedometer error as well. A train ran at 120kmph, but the speedometer showed 110kmph.

The entire range of digital information could go a long way in modernising the country’s largest public transporter and the world’s fourth-largest rail network that has 12,000 passenger trains and 7,000-odd stations, and carries 23 million passengers each day — the equivalent of Australia’s population.

According to Railway sources, the manually driven NTES data were not accurate.

“If a train starts late by half an hour, the station master might not inform the controller about the delay. Officials tend to overlook delays to show a good punctuality record,” one of the sources said. The new system allows the railways assess drivers and guards, and rate them on a scale of one to 10, depending on their real-time performance. “Five drivers scored nine and were rewarded with ~5,000 each (during the test run),” Kumar said.