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US Senators liken Pak's 5000 dollar per NATO truck demand to 'extortion' | |
US Senators John McCain and
Carl Levin, the chair and ranking members of the Senate Armed Services Committee
have said the U.S. should not pay up to 5,000 dollars per truck to Pakistan ,
which McCain termed as "extortion", to resume NATO supplies into Afghanistan through
its territory. "We can't look at aid in that light. It is now becoming a matter
of principle," The News quoted senator McCain, as saying. Senator Carl Levin said
the U.S. should not pay Pakistan fees anywhere near that level, the paper states.
The reactions from the senators come in the wake of a New York Times report which
stated that Pakistan wanted upwards of 5,000 dollars for each truck that passed
through its territory, whereas the fees paid prior to the Salala attack was about
250 dollars per truck.
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