05-05-2009, 10:42 AM
<b>US Senate takes up aid to Pakistan bill </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->WASHINGTON: The US Congress made a friendly gesture to President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday, introducing a bill to triple American aid to Pakistan on the day he arrives in the US capital on a four-day visit.
Two influential senators â Democrat John Kerry and Republican Richard Lugar â introduced the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement or the PEACE Act of 2009, in the Senate on Monday afternoon after a long delay.
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Two influential senators â Democrat John Kerry and Republican Richard Lugar â introduced the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement or the PEACE Act of 2009, in the Senate on Monday afternoon after a long delay.
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