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Summary The US Congress has rejected Dana Rohrabachers bill against US aid to Pakistan.
The bill called the “Pakistan Terrorism Accountability Act of 2012” was moved by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the House of representative.Department of Defense was asked to list all Americans killed by terrorist groups operating with impunity inside Pakistan and Afghanistan and supported by elements of the Pakistani government. For each person killed, $50 million would be subtracted from US foreign assistance to Pakistan, a requested $2.2 billion, and given to the victim’s family.The House of representative rejected the bill as 335 votes were cast against the bill while 84 in favour. Pakistan ambassador to US, Sherry Rehman played an active role against the bill.
