2NDLD MUSHARRAF 2 LAST

Washington has given a whopping over USD 7 billion in aid
to Pakistan since the 9/11 attacks in America to fight
terrorism.

Musharraf's retraction came on a day when Pakistan
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi accused him of doing
disservice to the nation by making remarks on the aid issue.

"If he (Musharraf) has said what has been printed in
newspapers, then he has not done any service to Pakistan. If
he has said this, he has not strengthened Pakistan's case,"
Qureshi told reporters in his hometown of Multan.

After Musharraf's disclosure, India had said his
statement did not come as a surprise.

"We have for some years now arguing that the only problem
we have with the US military aid to Pakistan is its misuse
against us," Indian Minister of State for External Affairs
Shashi Tharoor said in Indian national capital New Delhi.
PTI