The European Commission is prepared to extend €225 million ($321.7 million) in grant to Pakistan over the next three years.
The aid package was announced on June 17, during the visit of European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs to Pakistan, according to a press release. German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel joined Piebalgs in that visit.
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The funding will be used to support education, governance and agriculture programs in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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