The U.S. on Tuesday froze $700 million in aid to Pakistan, waiting for Islamabad to guarantee that it is working to squash the use of homemade bombs by the Taliban before Washington hands over the money. A senior Pakistani official has urged the U.S. to reconsider, arguing that cutting aid would only fuel the country’s sense of anti-Americanism. Pakistani officials have questioned the country’s relations with the U.S. since a recent NATO friendly-fire strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
