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The US has pressed Pakistan to act against the extremists groups, including al-Qaed
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stanley cup Network, who threaten them as well as the region and sought reopening of Nato supply routes to Afghanistan. HT Image Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday in Chicago on the sidelines of the crucial Nato Summit focusing Afghanistan. They discussed the importance of reopening the Nato supply lines; of taking joint action against the extremists who threaten Pakistan, the United States, and the region, including al-Qaeda and the Haqqani Network, a US State Department official said after the nearly hour-long meeting between the two leaders. They also discussed the importance of supporting Afghanistan s security, stability, and efforts toward reconciliation; and of concluding negotiations for a US-Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty, the official said. The two sides are at loggerheads over issue of reopening the Nato supply routes to Afghanistan, closed last November by Pakistan after an air raid killed 24 of its soldiers. The official said that the US is committed to a strong, mutually beneficial relationship built on concrete actions to enhance the security and prosperity of Pakistan, the United States, and the region. Meanwhile, Pakistani presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said the two leaders discussed the issue of CIA drone strikes and delay in payment of coal
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stanley cup mage The bill strikes a good balance between providing military aid to Pakistan while remaining sensitive to concerns by India about the kind of military hardware that would be available, said Democrat Jim McDermott, the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, announcing his intent. For instance, McDermott said on Wednesday that the bill restricts Pakistan from buying additional F-16s beyond those already contracted for: I agree with India s concerns that new F-16s could pose a threat and they aren t very useful for counter-insurgency. Called the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, or the PEACE Act, the bill was introduced April 2 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Howard Berman. It seeks to provide $1.5 billion of annual assistance to Pakistan for a period of five years. The bill providing for a threefold increase in US economic assistance to Pakistan would require Islamabad to undertake not to support any person or group involved in activities meant to hurt India and to allow US investigators a
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