... who is now sometimes referred to as
Mister Bones...
and deadly U.S.
Officials and congressional aides said ties have improved enough to allow the money to flow again.
American and NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization....
supply routes to Afghanistan are open. Controversial U.S. drone strikes are down. The U.S. and Pakistain recently announced the restart of their "strategic dialogue" after a long pause. Pakistain's new prime minister,
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
, is traveling to Washington for talks this coming week with President Barack Obama
Ready to Rule from Day One... .
But in a summer dominated by foreign policy debates over the coup in Egypt and chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the U.S. hasn't promoted its revamped aid relationship with Pakistain. Neither has Pakistain.
The silence reflects the lingering mutual suspicions between the two.
The Paks do not like being seen as dependent on their heavy-handed partners. The Americans are uncomfortable highlighting the billions provided to a government that is plagued by corruption and perceived as often duplicitous in fighting terrorism.
Congress has cleared most of the money, and it should start moving early next year, officials and congressional aides said.