WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi welcomed Kerry-Lugar bill, voicing hope that alleviating poverty would erode support for extremism.
“This is an expression of commitment to Pakistan and the people of Pakistan because better education, better health, improvement in physical infrastructure will help the people of Pakistan,” he told National Public Radio.
“The Taliban and the extremists have been extracting out of poverty and the misery of people in those areas. Obviously, when they”re more enlightened and they”re more educated, then they would not join them.”
President Barack Obama and congressional leaders say that the aid package is proof of a new US commitment to Pakistan and its people’’s needs.
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WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi welcomed Kerry-Lugar bill, voicing hope that alleviating poverty would erode support for extremism.
“This is an expression of commitment to Pakistan and the people of Pakistan because better education, better health, improvement in physical infrastructure will help the people of Pakistan,” he told National Public Radio.
“The Taliban and the extremists have been extracting out of poverty and the misery of people in those areas. Obviously, when they”re more enlightened and they”re more educated, then they would not join them.”
President Barack Obama and congressional leaders say that the aid package is proof of a new US commitment to Pakistan and its people’’s needs.
More: continued here
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