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As Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in London for bilateral talks, a key committee of the House of Commons on Wednesday said Britain should cut its aid to Pakistan unless there was clear evidence that it was being used to reduce the threat of extrem stanley cup ism. Noting that Britain had very large bilateral programmes in Pakistan, the International Development Committee said that it was unlikely that Britains aid would have been so high if the country were not having to confront Islamic extremism . It said: If if this is the case, the budget can only be justified if there is clear evidence that DFID Department for International Development support is effective in reducing the extremist threat . The report added: If not, we recommend that DFID consider reducing spending in Pakistan and increasing it in low income countries. We also draw attention to our report on Pakistan and our recommendation that aid should not be increased unless the Pakistan Government increases its tax collection and the political leadership pay their fair and proportionate share of taxes . Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, l stanley cup atest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. stanley cup News / World News / Sharif in UK as Brit MPs urged to cut Pakistan aid .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{p Uktl Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Benazir killing
The Special US Representat adidas campus ive for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, is planning to visit the region as soon as possible, the State Department said. HT Image I spoke to Ambassador Holbrooke just briefly after the President s event here, and he said he was going to try to get out as soon as he could, but he didn t have a timeframe on that, State Department spokesperson, Robert Woods, told reporters during the course of his daily press briefing. At a function held at the State Department headquarters at Foggy Bottom, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the appoin adidas campus tment of Richard Holbrooke, the former US Ambassador to the UN, for this newly created position. Holbrooke, the Asia Society pr adidas campus esident at the time of his new assignment, would report directly to the Secretary of State and the US President, Wood said. Holbrooke resigned for this position on Thursday. A Special Representative historically has been an individual who basically coordinates among various entities and, in this case, with regard to Ambassador Holbrooke, coordinating amongst the various government agencies that have equities with regard to Pakistan and Afghanistan. So that s -- that s really what that -- that s what the substance of that particular title, Wood said in response to a question. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, pol