The UK is already a major donor to North West Frontier Province (NWFP), one of two Pakistan provinces bordering Afghanistan. We will aim to do more there, as well as extend our work over the period of our new five-year country plan to the other border province, Balochistan, where problems of poverty, exclusion and insecurity are pronounced. We will also build on our work with the Secretariat responsible for co-ordinating the Government of Pakistan's development efforts in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which are some of the most inaccessible and insecure parts of Pakistan.
We will build government systems to help ensure basic services are delivered more efficiently and effectively. We will put more money into education to get more children into school, improve teaching, and provide the skills young people need to get jobs. We are already one of the leading donors to the health sector in Pakistan, and are committed to continuing to support national programmes that benefit the border areas, for example on mother and child health and in combating the spread of TB and polio. We will help build a stronger civil society to promote rights and ensure poor people receive the services they need.
DFID has a rigorous set of procedures to safeguard funding. Overall progress on the country programme is measured by means of quantifiable, time bound targets, supported by a detailed business plan. Individual programmes and projects also include a performance measurement framework with clear targets. Progress against these targets is assessed by means of annual reviews. These reviews, which also include a comprehensive risk analysis, ensure that DFID funds are being used effectively and are achieving their intended results.