Key US lawmaker acknowledges notable improvement in Pakistan security
Democratic Senator Jack Reed, a key congressional voice on security affairs, has applauded “notable improvement” in the situation in Pakistan in the wake of the country’s anti-militant campaign in its northwestern regions. Reed, accompanied by colleagues including the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat…
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