ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: International donors pledged on Saturday to give Pakistan more than 5.8 billion dollars to rebuild northern regions shattered by last month’s earthquake. The following is a list of some of the pledges that were released by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at a media briefing after a conference of the international donors wrapped up.
The figures aggregate money already distributed with new donations made at a donors’ conference including grants, loans and assistance paid in kind.
Asian Development Bank (1 billion dollars); World Bank (1 billion dollars); Saudi Arabia (573 million dollars); United States (510 million dollars); Islamic Development Bank (500 million dollars); China (326 million dollars); Iran (200 million dollars); Turkey (150 million dollars); France (124 million dollars); Britain (120 million dollars); Japan (120 million dollars); European Union (110 million dollars); Germany (100 million dollars); United Arab Emirates (100 million dollars); Kuwait (100 million dollars);India (25 million dollars); UAE (1 million dollars); and Singapore (300,000 dollars.—AFP
