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By ANI
Sunday July 29, 07:04 PM
Washington/Islamabad, July 29 (ANI): The new counter-terrorism Bill passed by the US Senate that proposes new conditions on the issue of providing assistance to Pakistan has been criticised by Islamabad, <b>and the latter has cautioned that any such move would affect the bilateral ties.</b>
"The draft Bill adopted by the US Congress on Implementation of 9/11 Commission Recommendations contains references and provisions that cast a shadow on the existing cooperation between Pakistan and the United States, regardless of the fact that the bill emphasises the importance attached by the United States to long-term strategic relationship with Pakistan," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said in a statement.
<b>Terming the Bill as 'disappointing', Aslam said it was reminiscent of Pressler Amendment which led to the US snapping military aid to Pakistan in 1990.</b>
Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush will be signing the draft Bill enacting it into a law.
"The provisions require Pakistan to make demonstrated, significant and sustained progress towards eliminating terrorist safe havens from Pakistan," said Gary Ackerman, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
A report by Dawn stated that the Bush administration is not comfortable with the proposed restrictions on American assistance to Pakistan, but finds it very difficult to purge it from a Bill that is tied to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
The Bill terms Pakistan as an "important partner" in helping the US remove the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and combating international terrorism in the frontier provinces of Pakistan, post 9/11, and <b>also notes that Islamabad maintains a network for the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies.</b>
"It is the sense of Congress that the national security interest of the United States will best be served if the United States works with the government of Pakistan to stop nuclear proliferation," the Bill adds. (ANI)
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By ANI
Sunday July 29, 07:04 PM
Washington/Islamabad, July 29 (ANI): The new counter-terrorism Bill passed by the US Senate that proposes new conditions on the issue of providing assistance to Pakistan has been criticised by Islamabad, <b>and the latter has cautioned that any such move would affect the bilateral ties.</b>
"The draft Bill adopted by the US Congress on Implementation of 9/11 Commission Recommendations contains references and provisions that cast a shadow on the existing cooperation between Pakistan and the United States, regardless of the fact that the bill emphasises the importance attached by the United States to long-term strategic relationship with Pakistan," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said in a statement.
<b>Terming the Bill as 'disappointing', Aslam said it was reminiscent of Pressler Amendment which led to the US snapping military aid to Pakistan in 1990.</b>
Meanwhile, US President George W. Bush will be signing the draft Bill enacting it into a law.
"The provisions require Pakistan to make demonstrated, significant and sustained progress towards eliminating terrorist safe havens from Pakistan," said Gary Ackerman, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
A report by Dawn stated that the Bush administration is not comfortable with the proposed restrictions on American assistance to Pakistan, but finds it very difficult to purge it from a Bill that is tied to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
The Bill terms Pakistan as an "important partner" in helping the US remove the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and combating international terrorism in the frontier provinces of Pakistan, post 9/11, and <b>also notes that Islamabad maintains a network for the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies.</b>
"It is the sense of Congress that the national security interest of the United States will best be served if the United States works with the government of Pakistan to stop nuclear proliferation," the Bill adds. (ANI)
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