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| No arm-twisting, Pak leaders acted |
| No arm-twisting, Pak leaders acted on their own: US
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 17-March-2009
0:44:25 AM |
| Ruling out any arm-twisting to Pakistani leaders to put their house in order, US officials on Tuesday insisted that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had offered them friendly advice to resolve their differences through dialogue and non-violent means during her telephonic talks.
Clinton had called Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on Saturday in a last minute US effort to save the country from the brink of an imminent political turmoil.
However, it was speculated that Clinton told Zardari and Sharif that there was pressure on the Obama Administration from the US Congress and Congressional leaders that in the case of continued political turmoil, it would be difficult for the lawmakers to approve financial aid to Pakistan.
"I think, Secretary Clinton during her conversation (with the leaders) told them about the concerns being raised by many in the Congress about the situation in Pakistan and said that many of them may not be inclined to support further aid to the country," a US official, familiar with the conversation, said on condition of anonymity.
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