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With strong words, Pak warns America it could lose an ally
Islamabad: Rattled by the US’ assertion that ISI was using terror groups as a “veritable arm” to wage a proxy war in Afghanistan, Pakistan today asked Washington to stop making such comments or else it may lose an ally. Claiming that Americans could not effectively fight the ongoing war in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s assistance, Prime…
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US Senate ties all Pakistan aid to terror crackdown
Piling up pressure on Pakistan, the US Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that makes all US financial assistance to the Government of Pakistan privy to conditions of cooperation against the Hqqani network and other terror groups associated with al Qaeda. According to a statement issued by the committee, the Senate passed the Department of…