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U.S. freeze on Pakistan aid unwise - Pakistan senator


    (Reuters) - A decision by a U.S. Congressional panel to freeze $700 million (448 million pounds) in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is helping fight the spread of homemade bombs in the region could hurt already strained ties, a senior Pakistani senator warned on Tuesday.

    "I don't think this is a wise move. It could hurt ties. There should instead be efforts to increase cooperation. I don't see any good coming out of this," Salim Saifullah, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, told Reuters.

    (Reporting by Qasim Nauman; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Paul Tait)