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May 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Reflecting America’s frustration over a month-long standoff, a US Senate panel voted for the measure after talks with Islamabad failed over the weekend during the NATO summit in Chicago, at which Washington had hoped to reach a deal with Islamabad to end the dispute.
The Senate panel voted to cut aid to Pakistan by 58 percent in fiscal 2013 from the request by the administration of President Barack Obama, said the panel’s chairman, Senator Patrick Leahy.
The senators voted $1 billion for Pakistan, including $800 million in foreign aid. However, funding for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund was limited to just $50 million, and that money was tied to the supply lines’ reopening, said Senator Lindsey Graham, the panel’s top Republican.
“We’re not going to be giving money to an ally that won’t be an ally,” Graham told reporters.
Islamabad closed down the vital supply routes after American airstrikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan-Pakistani border six months ago.
The incident created a deep rift in US-Pakistan ties. Islamabad has been demanding an apology and an end to US drone operations inside its borders. Washington has refused to do so.
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