$10.7 billion reimbursed by US, Senate told

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar informed the Senate on Wednesday that the US government had reimbursed up to October this year a total of $10.775 billion on account of war on terrorism.

The written information was placed before the house in response to a question by Karim Ahmed Khwaja of Peoples Party.

The opposition senator had asked the minister to disclose “the amount provided to Pakistan by the USA on account of war on terror under the Coalition Support Fund so far, with year-wise break-up”.

He had also sought to know the amount that Pakistan had received under the Kerry-Lugar Bill.

The minister told the house that Pakistan had received $300 million in 2001-02, $847m in 2002-03, $753.2m in 2003-04, $839.6m in 2004-05, $1.07bn in 2005-06, $1.24bn in 2006-07, $655m in 2007-08, $912.9m in 2008-09, $1.294bn in 2009-10, $743.3m in 2010-11, $1.806bn in 2012-13 and $322m till Oct 21, this year.

No amount was received in 2011-12.

He said that under the Kerry-Lugar Bergman Legislation up to $1.5bn per year could be allocated to Pakistan starting from October 2009. The actual amount obligated by the US Congress from October 2009 to June 30, 2013 was $3.947bn.

Against this, $3.827bn was disbursed up to June 30, this year, he added.

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iqbal

Dec 05, 2013 09:51am

Good question is where is the money. I have not seen the money do some good change in the country. Either the ppp took the money or the military has it and few generals are hording it. May be this is the reason no one is doing anything about the drones. This money is to keep hush.

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Haaris

Dec 05, 2013 04:09pm

So what is the total amount reimbursed over 13 years, $10.7 or $14.73 billion? Depending on the figure, it works out to be either$ 0.83 billion/year or $1,133.08 billion/year Contrast this with the approximately **$15 billion/PER YEAR** currently remitted by overseas Pakistanis to Pakistan.

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Syed

Dec 05, 2013 07:52pm

@Haaris: But remittance cannot go into the pockets of power holder. Also, this money is not a grant, the fancy name "Coalition Support Fund" is mostly the cost of fuel and delivery charges, to best of my understanding. So our govt. first pay for this war from he pockets of tax payers and then beg to get reimbursed. To me it is a lose - lose situation as it does not used to rebuild the roads these heavy trucks damage all over Pakistan nor it is used for the uplift of masses. Syed

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