Biden-Lugar Bill will be presented in few days: Hussain Haqqani
Pakistans ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani has said that so long US considers Pakistan its friend, US assistance would not stop and added that Biden-Lugar Bill has not died down, it would be presented in few days with the signatures of its new movers besides till now there was no hitch in its approval. He said that the majority of both the Houses were not in favour of slapping more restrictions on Pakistan. US President Barrack Obama has also supported the Biden-Lugar Bill. He
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