U.S. Cuts $700M in Aid to Pakistan
The U.S. on Tuesday froze $700 million in aid to Pakistan, waiting for Islamabad to guarantee that it is working to squash the use of homemade bombs by the Taliban before it hands over the money. A senior Pakistani official has urged the U.S. to reconsider, arguing that cutting aid would only fuel the country’s sense of anti-Americanism. Pakistani officials have questioned the country’s relations with the U.S. since a recent NATO friendly-fire strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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December 13, 2011 12:14 PM
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/13/9408878-us-halts-700-million-in-aid-to-pakistan-demands-action-on-taliban-bombs
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