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(Trade Monitor) — Impassioned debate about whether the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a true U.S. ally or is complicit in hiding the now-deceased terrorist Osama bin Laden continues on Capitol Hill — and, according to a review of contracting records, the delivery of military and other aid to that nation continues relatively unimpeded in the meantime.

The types of aid flowing to Pakistan range from airport equipment in support of U.S.-provided F-16 fighter bombers to the funding of research into the causes of stuttering among the Pakistani people.

The following contracting actions represent a sampling of recent activity; indeed, the endeavors listed here are relatively small in contrast to overall expenditures, past and anticipated, by the U.S. on behalf of Pakistan. As noted in a U.S. Agency for International Development report released earlier this year, “Quarterly Progress and Oversight Report on the Civilian Assistance Program in Pakistan As of December 31, 2010”:

For fiscal year (FY) 2010, Congress appropriated $1.514 billion authorized by the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, along with other assistance funds, to support the civilian assistance strategy in Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy reported that $3.931 billion in FY 2009, 2010, and 2011 civilian assistance funds had been obligated as of December 31, 2010.