London, Apr. 1 : Echoing President Barack Obama's stance that Pakistan would be made accountable for all the assistance it will receive, the US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said that Washington would not let the aid go unchecked, and that it will closely monitor its proper usage.

Boucher said that Obama wants stability and wants extremism to be rooted out completely from the region.

Washington, Mar. 28: In the next US budget, the Obama administration will link military aid to Pakistan to the “performance of the government”, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said.

“The down payment will be linked directly to the performance of the governments involved,” The News quoted Boucher, as saying.

Lahore, Feb. 4 : United States Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has acknowledged that the resurrection of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan depends on the trust deficit between both countries being significantly bridged.

He said that the only way to ease tensions was for Pakistan to address the fallout of the Mumbai Attacks and tackle the terrorism problem.

Islamabad, Jan. 16 : Fuming over the government's decision to give the highest national honour of the country to the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, cricketer turned politician, and the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has said that he will surrender the Hilal-e-Pakistan award in protest.

Mumbai, Jan. 9 : The US assistant secretary of state for south and central Asian affairs, Richard Boucher, on Friday said the United States of America is attempting to clear misunderstanding between India and Pakistan.

Addressing a news conference at the at the American Centre in Mumbai, Richard Boucher said: "The United States is trying to remove the misunderstanding between Pakistan and India."

According to Richard Boucher, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is helping Indian intelligence agencies and police in probing the Mumbai terror attack, is investigating the matter.

New Delhi, Jan. 8 : US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia, Richard Boucher, is arriving here today and will meet with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon.

Sources said that the two officials are likely to discuss the progress made in the probe into the Mumbai terror strikes, and how its perpetrators can be brought to justice.

The two sides are expected to discuss how Pakistan can be made to cooperate in pursuing the leads submitted to it by India.