US lawmakers dub Pakistan ‘black hole’ for aid

US lawmakers dub Pakistan ‘black hole’ for aid WASHINGTON: US lawmakers — both Democrat and Republican — on Thursday slammed the Obama administration’s request for $2.4 billion in aid for Pakistan, dubbing the country a black hole in which the United States had sunk $24 billion over the past ... Full Story

Speakers stress effective measures for ending smuggling at Pak-Afghan border Yousaf Ali PESHAWAR: Speakers here Thursday stressed the need for effective measures on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to stop smuggling and other illegal trade practices to protect local business and industry. Most of them said there was ...