Post-Laden: US to restrict aid to Pakistan

The United States has provided massive amounts of aid to Pakistan. After 9/11, the US gave $13.3 billion in security-related aid and $6 billion for economic assistance to Pakistan for the period 2002-10.For fiscal year 2011-12, the Obama administration has requested for $3 billion in foreign aid for Pakistan, and an additional $2.3 billion to help the country's counter-terrorism efforts. But how effective will this fresh aid be. Pakistan's failure in exposing al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, right near the Pakistani military academy, has irked the US administration. US lawmakers have been raising questions about whether the United States should provide Pakistan with billions in foreign aid.