FOXNews.com: Senate defeats bill to place conditions on US aid to Pakistan

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Senate defeats bill to place conditions on US aid to Pakistan Sep 22nd 2012, 04:26 Published September 22, 2012 FoxNews.com The Senate early Saturday morning voted down a measure to cut aid to Pakistan until the country releases a doctor who assisted in locating Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden. Earlier this month, the Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, detailed in an exclusive jail-cell interview with Fox News how the he has been tortured by spy-service interrogators. That prompted Sen. Rand Paul, to renew his months-long effort to compel a vote on the bill that would freeze U.S. aid to Pakistan unless Afridi is released -- even if it means stalling the Obama administration's nominee to be the next ambassador to Islamabad. Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. The United States has sought his release. Eighty-one senators opposed Republican Sen. Rand Paul's bill and 10 supported it. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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