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Marking up pressure on Pakistan,a key US Congressional committee has voted to make security and economic aid to Pakistan conditional on its cooperation in fighting the Haqqani network,blamed for deadly attacks on American interests in Afghanistan.
The Senate Appropriations Committees action,which requires approval from the full Senate and the House of Representatives,comes as Washington has escalated pressure for action against the group amid rising tensions in relations between Pakistan and US.
In addition to the Haqqani network,the Committee has also called for action to be taken against groups like al-Qaeda,Quetta Shura and Lashkar-e-Toiba. Top US officials have accused the ISI of having links with the Haqqani network,which it blames for the recent attack on the Kabul embassy.
The bill includes strengthened restrictions on assistance for Pakistan by conditioning all funds to… Pakistan on cooperation against the Haqqani Network,al-Qaeda,and other terrorist organisations,with a waiver,and funding based on achieving benchmarks, the committee said in a statement after it voted the Fiscal Year 2012 Department of State,Foreign Operations,and Related Programs Appropriations Bill.PTI
