Pakistan buying weapons from anti-terrorist funds: US Congress

A US Congress panel has demanded for hearing of the Bush Administration’s decision relating to the sale of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan and blamed Pakistan misusing US anti-terrorist funds for buying weapons, which could only be used against India. The Congress panel demand for investigations indicated that the program of giving aircrafts to Pakistan would be severely subjected to criticism in the US Congress. New York Democratic Congress Member, Gray Acreman, who heads the international sub-committee on Middle East and South Asia, has demanded the investigations into the sale of aircrafts. It may be recalled that the Democratic Presidential candidate, Barack Obama last week had also blamed Pakistan preparing using anti-terrorist funds against India. Congress sub-committee will review the program relating to F-16 aircrafts giving to Pakistan besides the committee would also scrutinize as to how Pakistan has utilized US foreign military financing (FMF).