
Washington: Sounding a fresh warning to Pakistan, a key Senate panel has voted to slash American assistance to Islamabad by more than half, approving only USD 1 billion in aid for fiscal 2013 and warned of further cuts unless it reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, which passes the budget for the State Department, yesterday approved only USD 1 billion in assistance to...

01:15 PM, May 23, 2012

Lahore: Pakistan's opposition and religious parties have welcomed the US administration's decision to withhold $ 800 million in military aid to the country, describing it a "god-sent opportunity" to emerge from the "financial enslavement" of Americans. Senior PML-N leader Muhammad Mehdi said though the Pakistani military has not yet confirmed the suspension of American aid, his party is against any assistance that comes with conditions. "The US step is going...

01:58 PM, Jul 12, 2011

New Delhi: India on Thursday said it will continue to take up the issue of Pakistan diverting American military aid against it with the US till the time there is a "final solution" to the problem. Defence Minister A K Antony said the past experience and track-record shows that instead of using the American military aid in the fight against Taliban, Pakistan is diverting it against India. "This is a...

11:44 AM, Dec 16, 2010

The US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the goal is to reduce the high level of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan. ...

12:42 PM, Jul 19, 2010

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton also expressed concern over the recent attacks in New York's Time Square. ...

12:46 PM, May 14, 2010

US President Barack Obama last year had signed a law that would provide $ 7.5 billion of civilian aid to Pakistan. ...

08:19 AM, May 12, 2010

Bill puts no conditions but has requirements: Richard Holbrooke. ...

11:36 AM, Oct 24, 2009

Bill bans anti-India terror acts, aid cut off if Pak fails to crackdown on terrorists. ...

03:36 AM, Oct 17, 2009

The President has tagged many anti-terror terms with the package. ...

03:27 AM, Oct 16, 2009

External Affair Minister S M Krishna met President Barack Obama on Thursday. ...

12:53 AM, Sep 25, 2009

Zardari's meeting with the US and European heads has set off alarm bells in India. ...

10:58 PM, Sep 24, 2009

Questions about the $10 bn poured into Pak since 2001 is being raised. ...

01:12 PM, Sep 16, 2009

Musharraf has admitted violating rules governing the use of the military aid. ...

02:50 PM, Sep 15, 2009

MoS External Affairs Shashi Tharoor spoke to CNN-IBN about the issue. ...

04:05 AM, Sep 15, 2009

Tharoor said the aid given to Pak should not be used against India. ...

09:50 PM, Sep 14, 2009