Award received in the year 2008
When Biden became the Vice President in 2008, Pakistan was going through the same conditions at that time. Funding had stopped and the image in the international media was getting worse. With the help of Biden and Senator Richard Lugar, Pakistan’s fortunes turned and the aid that was stopped by former President George Bush Jr. was resumed. The result of Biden’s efforts was that Pakistan started getting $1.5 billion in aid again. The then President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari thanked Lugar and Biden for their help. In return for Biden’s help, Pakistan honored him with the second highest civilian award, Hilal-e-Pakistan.
With Pakistan on Kashmir
Not only this, Biden has always been supportive of Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir. His junior and Vice President Kamala Harris is also a supporter of Pakistan’s policy on Kashmir. In June 2020, Biden had said that the Indian government should take all necessary steps in Kashmir so that the people here can get their rights. Biden even compared the Muslims of Kashmir to the Rohingyas settled in Bangladesh and Uyghur Muslims settled in China. Biden had appealed that the people of Kashmir should get the right to internet and mobile phones. According to Biden, shutting down the Internet is a strangulation of democracy. But this Biden forgets how China has banned the Internet.
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Biden has given another gift to Pakistan by announcing the upgrade of F-16. If India’s defense experts are to be believed, after the F-16 upgrade from the US, the capability of the F-16 will increase, which was not having any importance for India for the last few years. But he believes the whole process is more than just the make-up for the aging F-16.
After this, the operational capabilities of the PAF will be much higher than that of the Indian Air Force. The IAF is already troubled by the shrinking number of fighter squadrons. If Pakistan’s expert in America is to be believed, then this help is not for free. This decision has been taken as part of a step that includes an initiative to change political, diplomatic and security relations with other countries.