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US Senate votes down bill to cut Pak aid
 


September 22, 2012 - Updated 1447 PKT
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WASHINGTON: The US Senate early Saturday morning voted down a bill to cut aid to Pakistan until the country releases Shakil Afridi, a doctor who assisted US in locating Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

 

Sen. Rand Paul renewed his months-long effort to compel a vote on the bill that would freeze US aid to Pakistan unless Afridi is released.

 

Eighty-one senators opposed Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s bill and 10 supported it.

 

Pakistan arrested the doctor, who allegedly helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden by running a fake vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA.

 

Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. The United States has sought his release.

 
 
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these senators and congressmen have no morals now they are badly fixed in Muslim countries including Afghanistan they cannot afford sanctions and aid cuts because through this they buy loyalties and do double gaming.

syed baqar ahsan
Pakistan
when pakistan helped USA in terror control then why shakil afridi is in prison.

farkhunda
Pakistan
Pakistan must learn to live self reliantly.

tm
Canada
the us Senate can wipe its rear end with the bill and eat it! And shove its Aid where it belongs! we are Pakistanis and not yankees! Our nation prides itself with sele respect! Just cos your puppets are sat on the chair and please you! Doesnt mean the rest of us do! This is an Internal matter! Keep out and STAY OUT!!!

Tariq bradford
United Kingdom
Informants and spies must be paid at all cost

sas
Pakistan
Not to forget, this same congress had imposed amendments against same ally, i.e. Presslar & Brown because then they didn't need us after using for their interests. Now they need us again. Better to be wise and have better ties with others suggested by Saeed Khan. There is nothing in common between US and Pak time to say farewell.

a-jay
Pakistan
An unjustified act............It's a total GANGSTER style to curtail some ones right........ not a way that commensurate to an aura a SUPER POWER should reflect to the world. Our economy and infrastructure has been ruined by US over 500 B US $ plus killing of 30,000 innocent pakistani people, besides injury to over 60,000 for safe guarding its interest in the region. Bill recommending financial support to Pakistan was n

Muhammad Ali
Pakistan
You British Pakistanis should go back to Pakistan because you guys will never be British at heart.

Jimmy Rana
USA
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