US freeze on Pakistan aid unwise: Salim Saifullah

The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan

Credit: Xpress Tribune

Published: December 13, 2011

The decision to freeze $700 million in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is helping fight the spread of homemade bombs in the region could hurt already strained ties, Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) leader Salim Saifullah warned on Tuesday.

“I don’t think this is a wise move. It could hurt ties. There should instead be efforts to increase cooperation. I don’t see any good coming out of this,” Salim Saifullah, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, told Reuters.

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