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| Massive US aid package sparks criticism in Pakistan | |
| 2009-10-07 | |
Pakistan's parliament will Wednesday debate a 7.5 billion dollar US aid bill as criticism mounts that money aimed at helping the nation battle Islamist extremism comes with too many strings attached.
But opposition politicians say the bill places too many conditions on the aid, including trying to curtail the South Asian nation's nuclear programme and putting too much pressure on Pakistan alone to battle militants. "The bill has put Pakistan and its people in the dock," said Mushahid Hussain, secretary general of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, the political party aligned with the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. The bill, he said in a statement, accused Pakistan "of all sins under the sun including cross-border terrorism and nuclear proliferation." | |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 "The bill has put Pakistan and its people in the dock," said Mushahid Hussain, secretary general of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, the political party aligned with the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. Member of the opposition engaging in pointless obstructionism to annoy the govt and make political hay, knowing it will pass anyway. Pakistan not the only place that happens, eh? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-10-07 15:18 |
| #7 Maybe Dr. Khan could sue for libel at the ICC, huh? |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-10-07 15:14 |
| #6 Cheaper to nuke the country too many problems within to resolve! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2009-10-07 13:19 |
| #5 ...with funds earmarked for building schools, roads and democratic institutions -- measures aimed at stemming a growing Taliban insurgency. Naivety has no limit. |
| Posted by: Willy 2009-10-07 12:32 |
| #4 Might be cheaper just to give India the green light to take over this mess and eliminate any troublemakers. |
| Posted by: rwv 2009-10-07 12:15 |
| #3 too many strings attached? Just give us the money; don't ask questions. We will, heh, heh, take care of it. If we didn't have to deal with Pakistan and their exported terrorism I say dump this $hit hole and forget it. Unfortunately, we can't do that. This war is like swallowing spit; once you start you can't stop. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-10-07 11:22 |
| #2 putting too much pressure on Pakistan alone to battle militants. Make up your mind--worse than a woman! You request aid so you can take care of your internal problems then complain when we expect you to do it. We'd be glad to have at it--just step out of the way! |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2009-10-07 11:05 |
| #1 of all sins under the sun including cross-border terrorism and nuclear proliferation." Truth hurts, hmmmmm? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-10-07 09:51 |