Japan to resume ODA to Pakistan

The Japanese government has given green signal for resumption of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) to Pakistan which had been suspended after May 1998 nuclear explosions. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Monday that many projects remained incomplete because of deferred Japanese assistance.
They said a Japanese delegation would come next month to discuss the potential assistance areas.
Foreign Minister Khurshed Mehmood Kasuri will also visit Japan and another Japanese delegation is expected to come to Pakistan in October, sources said.
The government of Japan wants to assist Pakistan in water, power and communication sectors.