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US denies inflated Pakistan claims for reimbursement to the tune of $55 million
The US deducted $55 million under its reimbursement programme for expenses incurred by Pakistan on the war on terror after American auditors raised objections to a claim submitted by the country.US authorities deducted the amount while releasing only $101 million out of Pakistan's claim of $156 million for expenses incurred on the campaign against terrorism till April 2008, said Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance. The move was the outcome of objections from American auditors as well as a change in the US format for releasing such funds, he said. "The Pakistan government will re-submit a case for the release of the amount which has already been spent from its resources (on) the war on terror," Tarin told reporters here on Monday. Tarin said increased defence spending due to tensions with India in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks had put pressure on the national exchequer. Maybe if you didn't attack India, you wouldn't have the increased expenditures. Nah, they'll never understand that one. Posted by: gromky 2009-01-27 |
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