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Summary The bill also would have denied aid to Pakistan unless that country releases Dr. Shakil Afridi.
The USSenate early Saturday morning voted down a measure to cut aid to Pakistan until the country releases Shakil Afridi, a doctor who assisted United Statesin locating Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.Sen. Rand Paul renewed his months-long effort to compel a vote on the bill that would freeze U.S. aid to Pakistan unless Afridi is released.Pakistan arrested the doctor, who allegedly helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden by running a fake vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA.Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. The United States has sought his release.Eighty-one senators opposed Republican Sen. Rand Pauls bill and 10 supported it.
