McClatchy reports that the White House has asked Congress for — and seems likely to receive — $736 million to build a new U.S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, along with permanent housing for U.S. government civilians and new office space in the Pakistani capital.
The scale of the projects rivals the giant U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which was completed last year after construction delays at a cost of $740 million.
Other major projects are planned for Kabul, Afghanistan; and for the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Peshawar.
This shows the "surge" of interest in Pakistan and Afghanistan on the part of the Obama administration.
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