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Britain is substantially increasing its aid to Pakistan and outlining a new strategy for how it is spent.Britain is substantially increasing its aid to Pakistan and outlining a new strategy for how it is spent.
International Development Minister Douglas Alexander is in Islamabad to announce that assistance will double to £480m ($956m) over the next five years. International Development Minister Douglas Alexander is in Islamabad to announce that aid will double to £480m ($956m) over the next three years.
The move comes amid British security concerns over growing Islamic militancy in the country.The move comes amid British security concerns over growing Islamic militancy in the country.
The increase makes Pakistan the recipient of Britain's second largest aid programme worldwide. The increase will make Pakistan second only to India as the recipient of the UK's largest aid programme worldwide.
It reflects at least in part London's concern about the influence of Islamic militancy on Britons of Pakistani origin and its impact on British troops fighting over the border in Afghanistan. The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says the move reflects at least in part London's concern about the influence of Islamic militancy on Britons of Pakistani origin and its impact on British troops fighting over the border in Afghanistan.
New emphasisNew emphasis
The aid will continue to focus on poverty reduction and improving health care. The aid - first agreed in 2006 - will continue to focus on poverty reduction and improving health care.
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But for the first time it will be extended to the tribal areas along the border, which serve as a base for militants linked to the Taleban and al-Qaeda.But for the first time it will be extended to the tribal areas along the border, which serve as a base for militants linked to the Taleban and al-Qaeda.
There is also a new emphasis on education, apparently to try and counter the influence of extremist versions of Islam taught in some Islamic schools, or madrassas.There is also a new emphasis on education, apparently to try and counter the influence of extremist versions of Islam taught in some Islamic schools, or madrassas.
There are no details about how the money will be used in the tribal belt.There are no details about how the money will be used in the tribal belt.
Any British development programme there would be expected to face difficulties. Our correspondent says any British development programme there would be expected to face difficulties.
The tribal structures traditionally used to administer aid to the area have been weakened and discredited by the rise of the Islamist militants.The tribal structures traditionally used to administer aid to the area have been weakened and discredited by the rise of the Islamist militants.
And the region is insecure for aid workers, especially those linked to the West. And the region is insecure for aid workers - especially those linked to the West - because the tribesmen see Nato and the United States as occupiers of neighbouring Afghanistan.
That is because the tribesmen see Nato and the United States as occupiers of neighbouring Afghanistan.
Such hostility has grown with increased US air strikes on suspected militants in the region.Such hostility has grown with increased US air strikes on suspected militants in the region.