Islamabad/Washington, Feb. 4 -- The United States has suspended aid projects worth over $845 million in Pakistan following President Donald Trump's directive to cut funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects worldwide.
The abrupt suspension has halted crucial development initiatives and placed hundreds of Pakistani jobs at risk, media reports said.
The US has immediately frozen 39 major USAID-funded projects in Pakistan across various sectors, including energy, economic development, agriculture, democracy, human rights and governance, education, health, and humanitarian assistance, according to Geo news.
Many of these initiatives, fully or partially funded by USAID, have now come to a standstill,...