US suspends $800m military aid to Pakistan

The United States says it is withholding some $800m in military aid to Pakistan.White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley told Pakistan had taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid.He said there was a lot of pain in Pakistan over the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in the country in May.Mr Daley said that the US relationship with Pakistan must be made to work over time.He accepted that Pakistan had been an important ally in the fight on terrorism. Theyve been the victim of enormous amounts of terrorism.Its a complicated relationship in a very difficult, complicated part of the world.Until we get through these difficulties, we will hold back some of the money that the American taxpayers have committed to give them. He added.