Order to stop funds all USAID projects; Staff of several US financial support measures issued stipwork orders
• Diplomat hopes will resume after review review
WASHINGTON: Trump White House has planned any money for “foreign aid” and “non -governmental organizations”, along with all federal grants and debt intervals, which has released widespread results Are also affecting the projects. In Pakistan
In a memo on Monday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said the money would be kept while the new administration had reviewed grants and loans to ensure that they were associated with the Republican President’s priorities. Yes.
As part of a foreign aid suspension, the administration began moving forward to prevent the supply of life -saving medicines for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as the US Agency for International Development (USA D) In the countries under consideration, medical equipment for newborns. The only largest relief donor in the world.
In addition, the Trump administration has discharged close to 60 senior career USAID officials and threatened “disciplinary action” for any staff to ignore its orders.
People who are based in Washington, almost all US Aid Bureau, consist of career staff, from energy protection to water safety, children’s education and digital technology.
An internal memo sent to USAID employees on Monday evening said that the new leadership has identified a number of steps in the agency that were “designed to prevent the president’s executive orders and the mandate of the American people.”
Another memo made it clear to the USAID staff that keeping on foreign aid costs means to stop a complete. Only exceptions are for emergency humanitarian food assistance and officials returning to their duty stations.
“This is not related to Pakistan. It is an executive order that affects all nations, except Egypt and Israel.” A senior Pakistani diplomat said. DonHe added that the suspension order indicated that the review may resume after review.
However, those working in USAID financing projects in Islamabad also confirmed the recovery of stopwork orders, some of which have resulted in the end of the furlus.
Scholar Dr. Gabriel Filiply expressed regret in one, “Thanks to this new administration, my new award is no longer my award by the State Department to help Pakistan in air pollution and climate change.” Tweet After the suspension order
Stop work orders
Hours after taking office, Trump ordered a 90 -day break in foreign aid to review whether he had been linked to his foreign policy priorities. Last week, the State Department issued a stop work order worldwide despite current assistance.
Although Israel and Egypt have been exempted from military financing, no such exception has been made for Pakistan.
In fiscal year 2023, the United States provided $ 72 billion in aid and provided 42pc for all humanitarian aid received by the United Nations in 2024. It included $ 231 million to Pakistan, $ 440 million to Bangladesh, $ 1 billion to Afghanistan, and $ 175 million to India.
Although 2024 statistics are not yet available, USAID and other agencies were financing several projects in Pakistan.
The suspension affects five energy projects, four economic growth measures, five agricultural programs, and many others in education and health in Pakistan.
In addition, funds for democracy, human rights, and governance have been reviewed.
One of the affected projects received 16 million Million for early recovery, risk decline, and flexibility (ER4) activities, focusing on strengthening the flexibility of weak populations for destruction caused by natural dangers Was gone
This suspension can also have a devastating impact on Afghanistan. The Head of the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan told reporters earlier this week that after international aid deductions and US foreign funds were frozen, half of the millions of Afghans were eaten. Can feed
Dawn, appeared on January 29, 2025
