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| British aid is 'helping fund re-election campaign of Bhutto family' in Pakistan | |
| 2013-04-01 | |
In evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, a leading development economist said the Benazir Income Support Programme was being used to buy support for Mrs Bhutto's widower, President Asif Ali Zardari, and his party.
"It is not stolen to the extent to which previous cash transfers were stolen, but this is the mechanism - which is funded partly by DFID - to make friends and influence people. This is the re-election campaign of Mr Zardari, which is funded by DFID," he said. "Well done." The Select Committee on International Development is due to publish its report into aid to Pakistan on Thursday. Britain has rapidly expanded its assistance in recent years. Pakistan is on course to become the biggest recipient of UK aid, receiving £450m per year by 2015. | |
| Posted by:tipper |