The United States says it plans to redirect part of its existing $7.5 billion aid package for Pakistan into post-floods reconstruction, but warns that other countries will contribute money only if the Pakistani government could ensure it will be well spent. Before the disaster, the US was committed to spending the $7.5 billion over the next five years for projects ranging from improving schools and hospitals, building dams and helping the country generate electricity. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, said much of those funds would now be spent to rebuild after the floods. He noted that much of the spending was already earmarked for the energy, agricultural and water sectors, all three of which were affected by the floods.