Pakistani Envoy Says U.S. Aid Cuts Would Worsen Frayed Ties
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Slashing American aid to Pakistan, a step advocated by some lawmakers and Republican presidential candidates, would harden public opinion there against the U.S., Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington said.
“Putting restrictions on aid after voting for it is counterproductive,” Husain Haqqani said today at a breakfast with journalists hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. Stopping aid entirely “is likely to have an adverse impact that our relationship could do without,” he said.