<p>Obama on Wednesday issued an executive order regarding establishment of a separate Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office (PASO) in the State Department.<br /><br />The office would be performing the specific project of supporting executive departments and agencies in strengthening governments in militancy-infested Afghanistan and Pakistan, enhancing the capacity of those governments to resist extremists and maintaining an effective US diplomatic presence in both countries.<br /><br />Obama clarified that PASO would be headed by an official of the director level and would be a temporary organisation within the State Department. The office would support executive departments and agencies in efforts to enhance civilian control in Pakistan.</p>
<p>Obama on Wednesday issued an executive order regarding establishment of a separate Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office (PASO) in the State Department.<br /><br />The office would be performing the specific project of supporting executive departments and agencies in strengthening governments in militancy-infested Afghanistan and Pakistan, enhancing the capacity of those governments to resist extremists and maintaining an effective US diplomatic presence in both countries.<br /><br />Obama clarified that PASO would be headed by an official of the director level and would be a temporary organisation within the State Department. The office would support executive departments and agencies in efforts to enhance civilian control in Pakistan.</p>