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Dollar diplomacy used to punish Pakistan

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    Congress cuts $33 million in aid to Pakistanis

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The senate arms services committee.

Has cut 33 million dollars in our aid to are suppose an ally Pakistan that's a million dollars for every year.

That the doctor is to set to spend behind bars.

The United States does not believe there is any basis for holding doctor afridi.

We regret about the fact that he was convicted and the severity of his sentence.

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Built -- -- -- sweetie is on suicide watch at this out we hear that he's actually in a whole physical condition apparently suffering the physical symptoms of deep depression.

That's suicide -- set to last another 24 -- it's quite common for since last suicide watch.

Off to prisoners are given a loan them a hard time -- conviction his family currently in hiding and his supporters also.

Not speaking publicly that -- instead of retaliation from the massive anti American lobby.

Here in Pakistan so much -- -- And vitriol it is pouring out -- from also spent the American quarters getting stopped for free for his involvement in the CI vaccination -- there was an attempt.

See find out whether Osama bin Laden was hiding here -- hearing from the Pakistani government's -- that -- -- all of the wave that tidal wave of reaction in shock that we getting from the United States Aruba.

His sentencing long government official.

It's saying to me today that America -- -- take a step back.

Take a breath there's been an overreaction by the US to the afridi case he said.

Look you guys got Osama bin laws and we're happy people killed by the way.

But he was done in a way that we're not happy with.

-- we didn't like that is what they -- and that's why -- -- explains that in fact afridi is being punished on the behalf of the United States -- to Pakistan to arsenic.

And I don't want -- Iran.

Over the case we've heard however from someone in the -- who -- the constitution.

Here in Pakistan saying that actually -- -- never -- been tried by a tribal court should have been a federal courts and actually -- being done that.

He would have gone off on the evidence that was presented we'll see whether he gets -- presidential -- that is his only hope now bill.

You know we'll save money talks to this more than a year later dominant -- tally thank you on the ground there in is.