Pakistanis who like U.S. aid bill answer its critics
Military, other opponents say strings would hurt sovereignty
Posted: October 9, 2009 at 3:46 a.m.
Pakistan’s U.S.-backed government questioned Thursday why the powerful military publicly criticized a billion-dollar American aid bill, highlighting tensions in the country as the army prepares for an expected offensive against the Taliban and al-Qaida along the border with Afghanistan.
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