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The Imran Khan government is in a little trouble this time when the French satirical weekly Shirley Abdo protested the cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). France has questioned European Union (EU) assistance to Pakistan.
In a written question to the European Union on November 17, Dominique Bild, a French member, said that the EU was taking steps to reduce the amount of aid the European Union was providing financially to Pakistan and to withdraw trade relations with it. country.
However, the EU has yet to make a decision. However, the commission will respond within the next week, JustArtNews reported.
A statement from the European Union (EU) said in a statement that the country still had “religious restrictions” despite the fact that Pakistan still had “religious freedom.” And there have been many people sentenced to death for criticizing.
The report said that on October 23 this year, it was decided that Pakistan would be on the high-risk judiciary list and that the country would be monitored by an action task force specifically for terrorist financing.
According to the EU Aid Explorer website, from 2014 to 2019, the EU provided more than € 4 billion in financial aid to Pakistan.
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According to the EU, $ 603 million was earmarked for bilateral assistance to Pakistan from 2014 to 2020. Especially in terms of trade relations, Pakistan has enjoyed huge benefits under the ‘GSP +’ project since January 1, 2014. Because in at that time all products enjoyed zero two-thirds tax.
However, the European Union has said that Pakistan has received these benefits on a number of issues, including governance and human rights.
Ittefaq / RI
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