U.S. aid package will not hurt Pakistan’s sovereignty

U.S. aid package Kerry-Lugar bill will not hurt Pakistan’s sovereignty, Pakistan’s Foreign Minster Shah Mehmood Qureshi says he will return to his country satisfied that a multibillion-dollar U.S. aid package ( Kerry-Lugar ) will not hurt Pakistan’s sovereignty.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi made a rushed visit to Washington this week after anger erupted in Pakistan that the aid bill was an attempt to micromanage Pakistan’s military and civilian government.

Speaking to reporters at a joint news conference Wednesday after meeting with Qureshi, Democratic Sen. John Kerry said that a statement attempting to clarify points in the bill will be entered into the congressional record. Kerry says the bill is a sign of friendship with Pakistan, not an impingement on its sovereignty.

U.S. lawmakers did not change the bill. It has already been approved by Congress and awaits President Barack Obama’s signature into law.