10-29-2008, 07:33 AM
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday government awards for United States Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden and Republican Senator Richard Lugar. Biden and Lugar introduced in July a bipartisan US aid plan that calls for $1.5 billion per year in non-military spending to support economic development in Pakistan. Zardari awarded them the ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’ (Crescent of Pakistan) “in recognition of their consistent support for Pakistan”, a government statement said. reuters
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