U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Wednesday.
**WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – The U.S. lawmakers have set condition that Pakistan will receive $33 million only after release of Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped CIA track Osama Bin Laden.
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The decision was taken by Republicans and Democrats unanimously.
They have also demanded withdrawal of the allegations leveled against Dr. Shakil Afridi.
Shakeel Afridi was arrested after US troops killed bin Laden in May 2011 in the town of Abbottabad. Islamabad branded the raid a violation of sovereignty and US relations fell to an all-time low.
Afridi was recruited by the CIA to run a vaccination programme in Abbottabad in the hope of obtaining DNA samples to identify bin Laden, although medics never managed to gain access to the family.
He was convicted of treason under Pakistan’s tribal justice system in 2012 – not for working for the CIA, for which the court said it had no jurisdiction – but for alleged ties to militant group Lashkar-e-Islam.
Afridi had been found guilty under the tribal justice system of his home district of Khyber, part of Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal belt. He was jailed for 33 years and fined $3,500.
Re: US links issuance of $33 mn aid with Dr Shakil Afridi's release
WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – The U.S. lawmakers have set condition that Pakistan will receive $33 million only after release of Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped CIA track Osama Bin Laden.
$33 million is pocket change. Current govt has printed more than $8.5 billion worth of rupees since taking over. But Im sure that pocket change could find a place somewhere.
Re: US links issuance of $33 mn aid with Dr Shakil Afridi's release
$33 million is pocket change. Current govt has printed more than $8.5 billion worth of rupees since taking over. But Im sure that pocket change could find a place somewhere.
yes, but you know every penny counts...pakistan has recieved peanuts in this war on terror in any case
Re: US links issuance of $33 mn aid with Dr Shakil Afridi’s release
Afridi is part of package deal. Congress will have to certify that Pakistan is acting against Alqaeda, Haqqani Network, Quetta Shura and TTP.
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[RIGHT]امریکی امداد کی شرائط کے تحت کانگریس کو بتانا ہوگا پاکستان القاعدہ، تحريكِ طالبان، حقانی نیٹورک، کوئٹہ شوری کیخلاف کارروائی میں مدد کررہا ہے[/RIGHT]
Re: US links issuance of $33 mn aid with Dr Shakil Afridi's release
$33 million is pocket change. Current govt has printed more than $8.5 billion worth of rupees since taking over. But Im sure that pocket change could find a place somewhere.
sure $33 million is NOT a big amount but it sure is a big jackpot to be won.
Pakistan's poor people will NOT see a penny but Swiss Banks sure will! :D
'koii' 'kisii' kii hatheli garam karegaa to ghee pighal ke niklegaa. TeRhii ungli se ghee kiuN nikaalegaa koii! :D
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I hope the US continues to stay engaged in Pakistan/Afghanistan. If US leaves the place in the hands of Pakistanis then our people will nothing but strengthen Taliban extremists and political parties allied to them.
This would mean more bombings, explosions and killings of innocent people while governments begging for “peace” talks with mufsideen.
Re: US links issuance of $33 mn aid with Dr Shakil Afridi's release
I hope the US continues to stay engaged in Pakistan/Afghanistan. If US leaves the place in the hands of Pakistanis then our people will nothing but strengthen Taliban extremists and political parties allied to them.
This would mean more bombings, explosions and killings of innocent people while governments begging for "peace" talks with mufsideen.
Dilemma is that even the liberal's hands are also stained (aka Karachi). Banda jaayay tou kidhar jaayay.
It seems as if the previous regime handed over a very peaceful Pakistan after the recent elections.
[uskii jagah Lala (shahid Afridi) ko de diyaa jaaye! :D]
