Rejected petition Stop sending millions to India & Pakistan if they are spending on rocket testing

I keep reading that India & Pakistan are building & testing rockets. Why then are we sending overseas aid to them when this money could be better re-allocated to countries who need it more.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take. You could start a new petition asking for no overseas aid to be sent to any country with a space programme, if that's what you would like to happen.

Alternatively, you may wish to sign this petition, which asks for the Government to stop sending overseas aid to any country with a nuclear or space programme, and to reinvest that money in the NHS: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177648

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Date submitted 16 January 2017
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