The Japanese government has announced an additional grant of US$5.58 million for climate forecast stabilization as a part of Installation of Weather Surveillance Radar project in Pakistan.
The original draft of this plan was signed and exchanged between the two governments on August 31, 2018.
According to the Japanese Embassy, the document for the project was signed by Dr Kazim Niaz, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs on behalf of Pakistan.
On the other hand, acting Charge d'Affaires at the Japanese Embassy Ito Takeshi signed the document on behalf of the Japanese government.
The provision of additional funds increased the budget for the radar project from US $14.99 million to US $20.57 million, the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan said in a statement.
However, the dollar-starved Pakistani government requested the Japanese government to provide an additional grant of US $5.58 million.