Nine-month-old Mohamad’s death in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
- 06-Oct-2025
Nine-month-old Mohamad suffered from a high fever for three days before his family took him to the nearest health center in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that same day. Mohamad’s death was part of a spike this year in malaria fatalities that local health officials attribute to foreign aid cuts […]
US sends flood relief aid to Pakistan
- 06-Sep-2025
RAWALPINDI: In response to the ongoing flood crisis in Pakistan, the United States, through its Army Central Command (US ARCENT), has extended humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected communities. A total of six flights carrying relief consignments are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan, comprising essential items including tents, dewatering pumps and generators, according to the Inter […]
Ukraine sees ‘big risk’ of losing war
- 06-Dec-2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said on Tuesday that the postponement of US assistance for Kyiv being debated in Congress would create a “big risk” of Ukraine losing the war with Russia. The remarks by Andriy Yermak were some of the frankest yet from a senior Kyiv official as uncertainty swirls over the […]
Biden to announce another large military aid package for Ukraine: sources
- 20-Apr-2022
US President Joe Biden is expected to announce within the coming days another military aid package for Ukraine about the same size as the $800 million one announced last week, multiple sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a new package was expected that would […]
Sweden warns against cutting US aid to Palestinians
- 09-Jan-2018
STOCKHOLM: Sweden, a big donor country that has recognized Palestine as a state, warned Tuesday that any US decision to withdraw funds to the UN agency for Palestinians would be destabilising for the Middle East. Sweden’s UN Ambassador Olof Skoog said he had raised his concerns with US Ambassador Nikki Haley following reports that the […]
Pakistan received tiny fraction of $2bn US aid: PM Abbasi
- 07-Jan-2018
ISLAMABAD: Taking exception to US President Donald Trump’s threat of cutting aid, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan has been on the forefront of the war on terror and received insignificant finance assistance in the past five years. In an interview with a foreign media outlet, PM Abbasi said the reports of US considering […]
Nisar demands audit of US aid to Pakistan
- 30-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says Pakistan must contest the United States claims on Pakistan with facts, rational reasoning and seriousness without compromising on its dignity. Sharing his opinion during his address in the National Assembly on foreign policy, estranged Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Nisar said no compromise could be made […]
US aid to Pakistan shrinks amid mounting frustration over militants
- 26-Aug-2016
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials and outside experts claimed Pakistan's alleged support for resurgent militant groups hostile to the United States, coupled with warming US military and business relations with India, is sharply diminishing Islamabad’s strategic importance as an ally to Washington.