Thursday 15 December 2011

US House freezes $700m aid to Pakistan

The US House passed legislation Wednesday to freeze roughly $700 million in aid to Pakistan.


The Republican-led House of Representatives voted 283-136 to approve the bill. The Democratic-held Senate was to quickly follow suit.

The measure freezed roughly $700 million in aid to Pakistan pending assurances that Islamabad has taken steps to thwart militants who use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against US-led forces in Afghanistan.

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