U.S.officials say there was spontaneous applause at the meeting, at a New York hotel, when word arrived of Senate approval of the five-year Pakistan aid plan, which would triple civilian U.S.assistance to about Expected to win final approval in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Under the plan, the government would also triple the number of condoms distributed each year to 1.5 billion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

"It would double the public debt in five years, triple it in ten years - the highest percentage of GDP since after World War II.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22