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    Obama Approves Pakistan Aid Bill

    By Ivy Mungcal // 16 October 2009

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    U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the Pakistan aid bill into law behind closed doors,

    reports. The new law will provide USD7.5 billion worth of nonmilitary aid for infrastructure, agricultural development, water management and energy generation in the conflict-torn Asian country. To be disbursed over five years, the money will also support Pakistan's judicial system.

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      As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.

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