Pakistan warns U.S. against critical legislation

Edited on Wed Apr-11-07 06:52 AM by maddezmom
Source: Reuters

Pakistan warns U.S. against critical legislation
By Simon Cameron-Moore

ISLAMABAD, April 11 (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz warned the United States on Wednesday against any legislation that makes military aid conditional on its results in fighting terrorism and introducing democratic reforms.

Aziz's comments came after leading U.S. Democrats submitted a non-binding resolution to the Senate calling for such steps.

The resolution, submitted by Senators Chris Dodd, John Kerry and Joseph Biden, was reported by the Web edition of the News, Pakistan's biggest-selling English-language daily, on Wednesday.

"Given the sacrifices Pakistan has made in the war on terrorism any legislation critical of Pakistan would involve a negative public reaction that would prove to be counter-productive," Aziz said in remarks to a military symposium organised in Islamabad by the Pakistani and U.S. militaries.

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