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Article: United States : The U.S. Provides $103.5 Million in New Law Enforcement and Border Security Assistance.
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- October 30, 2009
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During her meeting in Islamabad with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged $103.5 million in U.S. support for the Government of Pakistan s priority law enforcement and border security programs. This new commitment brings total support for these programs in 2009 to $147.2 million.
To underscore the U.S. commitment to building the capacity of Pakistan s law enforcement agencies, Secretary Clinton offered $37.5 million in new assistance to the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) Police and other law enforcement entities, including Levies from the Federally Administered ...