The US is reportedly double counting old projects to inflate aid payment to be disbursed to Pakistan under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman act.
The Express Tribune reported despite legislation that commits the United States to offer 7.5 billion dollars in aid to Islamabad after 2009, it appears that Washington wants to count 266 million dollars of its pre-2009 aid as part of the amounts disbursed under the Kerry Luger Berman aid program.
Some seven projects had been included under the aid program by the Obama administration.
The issue of double-counting comes ahead of US Secretary of State John Kerry's scheduled visit to Pakistan on January 12.
According to the report, some experts believe that while the Washington can include pre-2009 programs as part of the Kerry-Lugar aid package, pre-2009 disbursements should not be counted towards the 7.5 billion dollars amount that Washington is committed to under the United States Partnerships with Pakistan Act of 2009.
