Pakistan and the U.S.
Regarding the article “U.S. hopes to win Pakistani heart and minds” (July 16): Perhaps before the United States distributes any more of the $750 million intended “to win Pakistani hearts and minds” in that country’s tribal areas representatives of Usaid and the State Department ought to consult the Aga Khan.
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, praised by development experts in the recent article “A jet-setter who mixes business and Islam” (July 10), is but one branch of the Aga Khan Development Network.
Other branches focus on health, education, rural development, civil society, gender and development, and the environment. The Aga Khan Foundation has supported successful projects in nearly all of these areas in Pakistan for many years. Surely the foundation’s expertise and experience could offer signposts to those elusive hearts and minds.
Cam Walker, Paris
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