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Friday, May 13, 2011



Assistance to Pakistan in US interest: State Department

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration believes American assistance to Pakistan and its counterterrorism cooperation with a key regional country is in the long-term interests of the United States, the State Department said.

“We’ve also been making this point that our counterterrorism cooperation and our assistance to Pakistan is in the long-term national security interests of the United States,” a State Department spokesman said. Spokesman Mark Toner was responding to questions in the wake of moves made by a couple of lawmakers to curtail aid to the South Asian country following recovery of the al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, in Abbottabad. He observed the lawmakers had some legitimate concerns over the issue but underscored the importance of assistance for both countries. app

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

 

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