News Source: NewKerala
| about 1 month ago
The United States has rejected apprehensions regarding a threat to the Zardari government following the Pakistan Army's open criticism of the controversial Kerry-Lugar Bill. US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs PJ Crowley told media...
News Source: Sify News
| about 1 month ago
Dispelling fears raised by the Pakistan Army that the Kerry Lugar bill is a compromise on the country's sovereignty, US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P.J. Crowley said 'we are not going to impose US solutions on Pakistani problems'.
News Source: The Age
| about 1 month ago
A US aid package has put the Pakistani Government and the country's powerful military at odds just as the Obama Administration seeks to broaden the campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The Kerry-Lugar bill, which passed the US...
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
A US aid package has put the Pakistani Government at odds with its military and triggered an unexpected political crisis. The Kerry-Lugar bill passed the US Congress last week, promising to triple annual spending on aid for Pakistan's poor to $US1.5...
News Source: Chicago Tribune
| about 1 month ago
Pakistan is seeking a national consensus on a U.S. aid bill after the powerful military voiced serious concern about conditions in the legislation that critics say amount to a humiliating violation of sovereignty. The army's unusual public criticism...
News Source: Sify News
| about 1 month ago
Pakistan's parliament will debate a massive US aid package again Thursday, after rifts opened up between the military and the civilian government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late Wednesday, top military...