US Senate committee to hear presentation on Pakistans future

A United States Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee is meeting in Washington on Wednesday to hear a presentation on Pakistans Future: Building Democracy or Fuelling Extremism, according to the Washington Daybook.

Lahore, July 25 : A United States Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee is meeting in Washington on Wednesday to hear a presentation on 'Pakistan's Future: Building Democracy or Fuelling Extremism', according to the Washington Daybook.

The Daybook states that the Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee will meet at 2.30 p.m. local time at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building to hear and debate Pakistan's future.

Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Centre for Strategic and International Studies South Asian Programme Director Teresita Schaffer, International Crisis Group South Asia Project Director Samina Ahmed and Stephen Cohen comprise will witness the panel hearings, the Daily Times reported.

In recent months, there has been an ongoing debate on what to do about Pakistan following last week's grim National Intelligence Estimate, a consensus view of 16 US spy agencies.

The NIE report has stated that the al Qaeda has found refuge in Pakistan's tribal areas, and is planning to regroup and attack the US.

Intelligence sources in the US on the other hand, have warned that Washington will not hesitate to flatten these tribal areas should such an attack take place.

ANI