Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 8th, 2009 4:34 am by HL
Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package
The Obama administration’s strategy for bolstering Pakistan’s civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering with the country’s sovereignty.
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