US has been providing non-military aid, albeit begrudgingly. Pakistan has repeatedly asked for trade rather than aid to help it in the fight against terror. Platform discusses what motive the US has to provide non-military aid to Pakistan, and counter its tyrannical image and where is the US aid agencies faltering?
DrMaria Zulfikar Khan in Islamabad hosts Salman Shah, a former finance minister of Pakistan. He is joined from Karachi by
Express 24/7 Business editor, Khurram Hussain. In Washingtong Raza Naqvi hosts Alex Thier a USAID assistant for the office of Afghanistan and Pakistan office. He is accompanied by NPR host Steve Inskeep, the auhtor of "Life and Death in Karachi".