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The United States said Pak Armys apprehensions on the Kerry-Lugar bill posed no threats to the Zardari regime, adding that the Obama administration did not impose its solutions on Pakistani problems, Dunya News reported Thursday. Talking to media, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley said the Obama administration had firm resolve to assist Pakistan. We are working very diligently, very closely with the Pakistani government. Thats why the Secretary of State and the Pakistani Foreign Minister met yesterday. Thats why the Secretary and President Asif Ali Zardari met in New York, Crowley said. Asserting that the Obama Administration is committed to help Pakistan, he, however, said the US would not impose its will or dictate things to Islamabad. Crowley said next week a US-team led by David Goldwyn would be going to Pakistan to discuss with them its energy requirements. Talking to Dunya News on the issue, renowned journalist and analyst Najam Sethi said 99 percent of the people had never read complete text of the Kerry-Lugar bill, the remaining one percent could not comprehend it. This bill has been under discussion since January in the US Congress and many changes have been made so far. Some of the people are looking at the older version and some at the newer one, but very few people have read the final version, he added. Najam Sethi rubbished the armys claim that they were not consulted over the issue. On the other hand, former ambassador Tariq Fatemi while talking to Dunya News said he did not feel any threat being posed to the President Zardari government or parliamentary system by the ongoing debate on the Kerry-Lugar bill.
