Obama signs Pakistani aid bill

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed a measure Thursday to grant $7.5 billion in aid to Pakistan amid concerns from Islamabad over possible conditions.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in a statement on the signing of the bill praised it for formalizing the U.S.-Pakistani partnership in economic develop and combating extremists.

"This law is the tangible manifestation of broad support for Pakistan in the United States, as evidenced by its bipartisan, bicameral, unanimous passage in Congress," the statement read.

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