URGE SECRETARY CLINTON TO ENSURE ASSISTANCE REACHES THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN
ACT NOW: Please read and sign the below petition asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to improve relations with Pakistan.
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No other country has suffered as much as Pakistan for being an ally of the United States during the Cold War and in the war on terror. Support the Council on Pakistan Relations’ efforts to ensure that U.S. foreign policy promotes democracy, stability and prosperity in Pakistan. Your action is needed to work together to guarantee that U.S. foreign assistance is transparent and benefits the people of Pakistan; that the U.S. brings India to the table to resolve the dispute over Kashmir; and that the U.S. and Pakistan works to overcome the mistrust that has characterized relations between the two countries.
In a letter sent earlier this month, CPR called on Secretary Clinton to adopt a regional approach to South Asia that brings India and Afghanistan to the table to resolve the dispute over Kashmir and the Durand Line, respectively. The letter also provides recommendations on how to make the $7.5 billion in U.S. assistance to Pakistan have an actual impact on people’s daily lives by focusing on large “signature” projects in the areas of electricity, water, agriculture, health and education. Finally, the letter calls on the Obama Administration to include Pakistani Americans in the public policy process to provide input and advice on how the U.S. could best engage Pakistan. [READ THE FULL LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON HERE]
SIGN THE PETITION AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME
I urge you to support the Council on Pakistan Relations' (CPR) efforts to strengthen U.S.-Pakistan relations and ensure that U.S. foreign assistance actually reaches the people of Pakistan. For too long the United States has taken Pakistan for granted. As a result, mistrust and deep suspicion on both sides has built up over the years.
The U.S. must now work to ensure that U.S. foreign assistance to Pakistan is transparent and that it reaches the people of Pakistan by focusing on "signature" projects in the areas of electricity, water, agriculture, health and education.
Additionally, the U.S. should adopt a regional approach to South Asia and bring India to the table to resolve the dispute over Kashmir which continues to undermine the region’s progress towards peace, improved security and cooperation.
| Number | Date | Name | Location | (Optional) Add a personal ... |
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| 402 | Thu Mar 11 19:18:33 EST 2010 | MOHAMMED ANWAR | Cerritos, CA | Every human being should have the right to live and have the basic needs to survive with their family so, I urge you to provide the education and health to my country men so Pakistanis also be on the ROAD More.... |
| 401 | Thu Mar 11 11:45:50 EST 2010 | Aziz Lalani | Chicago, IL | Engage local private sector, NGO and local population for implementation of projects directly impacting lives of people to make it more sustainable. Good efforts one thing I would like to mention that More.... |
| 400 | Wed Mar 10 23:57:17 EST 2010 | Dilshad Delawalla | Dallas, TX | |
| 399 | Wed Mar 10 22:48:38 EST 2010 | SALEEM DAREDIA | Islamabad, ot | |
| 398 | Wed Mar 10 21:34:38 EST 2010 | Irfan Ali | Carrollton, TX | |
| 397 | Wed Mar 10 14:24:57 EST 2010 | amena sheikh-yassin | richmond, VA | |
| 396 | Wed Mar 10 10:24:08 EST 2010 | Muti Siddiki | w. warwick, RI | Pl act now to reduce sufferings of poor Pakistanis |
| 395 | Wed Mar 10 09:53:05 EST 2010 | ALI SAYANI | HURST, TX | MR.PRESIDENT VERY GOOD LUCK AND TKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE ASSISSTANCE REACH THE DESIREABLE PEOPLES OF PAKISTAN. TKS AGAIN |
| 394 | Wed Mar 10 00:46:20 EST 2010 | Ashraf Bawany | Irvine, CA | |
| 393 | Tue Mar 09 17:20:06 EST 2010 | Mehdi Moti | Colleyville, TX | |
| 392 | Tue Mar 09 14:30:51 EST 2010 | Zeenat Fadwani | The Colony, TX | |
| 391 | Tue Mar 09 12:00:12 EST 2010 | Shams Juma | Carrollton, TX | |
| 390 | Tue Mar 09 11:15:27 EST 2010 | Per Ismail | Plano, TX | |
| 389 | Tue Mar 09 09:15:36 EST 2010 | Fahad Iftikhar | Lahore, HI | |
| 388 | Tue Mar 09 04:46:13 EST 2010 | MUHAMMAD MALIK | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | This is the opportunity, people of USA can turn the anti-US public opinion in Pakistan in their favor by giving assistance in citizen centric development projects as opposed to military specific aid that More.... |
| 387 | Mon Mar 08 23:01:38 EST 2010 | M. Saeed Chaudhary | San Jose, CA | The best way for the US is to get on the side of justice and common people and not the plunderers and looters now ruling muslim world. |
| 386 | Mon Mar 08 18:35:57 EST 2010 | Aga Afghan | Birmingham, AL | Pakistan's tragedy is out of control Military Generals and corrupt politicians. No one has given a chance to Pakistani public and Overseas Pakistanis. Overseas Pakistanis need to wake up and do something. More.... |
| 385 | Mon Mar 08 15:32:14 EST 2010 | Rukhsana Arastu | Northridge, CA | As people of Pakistan have suffered due to the Cold war & War on Terror it would but only be just if the Us foreign assistance to Pakistan is made transparent so that it would benefit the general public More.... |
| 384 | Sun Mar 07 23:28:19 EST 2010 | Masood Ahmad Muhammad | Islamabad, ot | Every Politition is Corrupt here. and v the people here just give tax which is being spent on rich people. Every donation is like fake for general public. |
| 383 | Sun Mar 07 18:00:57 EST 2010 | VIQAR SHAMIM | Hillsboro, OR | |
| 382 | Sun Mar 07 13:26:27 EST 2010 | Ambreen Musani | AQnn Arbor, MI | |
| 381 | Sat Mar 06 18:00:48 EST 2010 | Diane Margosian | Racine, WI | War is terrible for all. We must help the people with their basic needs. When are we going to learn that guns, bombs and war are to benefit the corporations and the rich? Poor people die and bare the More.... |
| 380 | Sat Mar 06 14:11:08 EST 2010 | Mister Chaudhry | Jazan, TX | |
| 379 | Sat Mar 06 11:48:24 EST 2010 | Junaid Khan | not mentioned, ot | |
| 378 | Sat Mar 06 11:02:40 EST 2010 | sahar kayata | brookfield, WI |