Pakistan Aid
International Development Committee relaunches inquiry into effectiveness of UK aid to Pakistan
London: The International Development Committee (IDC) has said it has relaunched an inquiry into UK aid to Pakistan.
Pakistan is the top recipient country of UK aid and was a strategic priority for the Department for International Development (DFID), the IDC said in a statement.
Between 2018 and 2019, UK aid – across all government departments – to Pakistan saw 53% spent on human development (including health and education); 29% on economic development; 10% on governance and security; 5% on climate and the environment; and 3% on humanitarian aid, read the statement.
The IDC said Pakistan faces development challenges ranging from poverty, education, healthcare and climate change.
"Pakistan has been DFID’s largest country programme for the last five years, and was expected to amount to £302 million in 2019/20, spanning across areas including human development, climate and the environment, and humanitarian aid.
"This inquiry will assess the effectiveness of the UK Government’s development policy towards Pakistan, considering its strategic focus, coherence, performance and value for money. It will look at aid administered both by the FCDO and by other government departments," read the IDC statement.
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