The sources further revealed that this year the lawmakers want a more substantial cut to force Pakistan to release Dr Afridi. “I would not be surprised if Congress made a big portion of this fiscal 2017 aid contingent on the release of Dr Afridi and his family,” Congressman Brad Sherman said. Congressman Matt Salmon, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, also supported the suggestion. Pakistan needed to know that its treatment of Dr Afridi “is the single biggest impediment to members” wanting to support the country, he said. Read less...
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.