http://thespokesman.pk/index.php/component/k2/item/2757-bill-in-us-senate-links-aid-to-afridi%E2%80%99s-release
Momo Baig
Momo Baig
WASHINGTON: A Republican Senator with presidential ambitions moved an
amendment on the Senate floor to cut off all foreign aid to Pakistan
until Shakeel Afridi, a key informant in the capture and killing of
Osama bin Laden, is released from prison.
“Pakistan’s actions are unacceptable and not suitable for any country wishing to receive a single dollar from US taxpayers — especially considering their country is one of the largest recipients,” said Senator Rand Paul, as he moved Amendment 379, to Senate Con Res 8, the Budget Resolution. “Foreign aid to Pakistan must be prohibited until Afridi is released from prison, and his safety is guaranteed,” said Paul.
Senator Paul from Kentucky had won the conservative straw poll for potential Republican presidential candidates for 2016.
Meanwhile, the United States has reaffirmed its support for timely and free polls in Pakistan following the landmark completion of the constitutional term of the government. The US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland at a briefing in Washington said that we look forward to timely‚ free‚ and fair elections that are going to result in the first civilian‚ democratic transition of power in Pakistan's history.
“Pakistan’s actions are unacceptable and not suitable for any country wishing to receive a single dollar from US taxpayers — especially considering their country is one of the largest recipients,” said Senator Rand Paul, as he moved Amendment 379, to Senate Con Res 8, the Budget Resolution. “Foreign aid to Pakistan must be prohibited until Afridi is released from prison, and his safety is guaranteed,” said Paul.
Senator Paul from Kentucky had won the conservative straw poll for potential Republican presidential candidates for 2016.
Meanwhile, the United States has reaffirmed its support for timely and free polls in Pakistan following the landmark completion of the constitutional term of the government. The US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland at a briefing in Washington said that we look forward to timely‚ free‚ and fair elections that are going to result in the first civilian‚ democratic transition of power in Pakistan's history.
