After Pressuring Pakistan to Act, U.S. Offers Aid for Resulting Displaced (Jeremy R. Hammond)

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The Yar Hussain displaced persons camp in Pakistan (A. Fazzina / UNHCR)

Jeremy R. Hammond -- World News Trust

May 20, 2009 -- The United States has announced $110 million in aid to Pakistan as the number of refugees fleeing the fighting in the country’s Swat district is quickly approaching 1.5 million.

Pakistan’s military began an offensive campaign against militants in Swat and Buner districts two weeks ago, just days before President Asif Ali Zardari meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other administration officials in Washington.

Prior to the ongoing offensive in Swat, Zardari had come under heavy criticism from the United States for not doing enough to combat militants.

Earlier this month, the Obama administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said, “Pakistan must demonstrate its commitment to rooting out al-Qaeda and the violent extremists within its borders.”

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