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We're going to continue the conversation on the United States withdrawing one third of the military aid that they have been giving to Pakistan. The debate over givingÌýmoney to Pakistan has intensified since the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden in May.Ìý Now, Ìý The relationship between Pakistan and the US has been a contentious one but who do you think needs who, the most? Do you seeÌýthe reductionÌýof aid as aÌýgood move? Do the funds reallyÌýhelp the US in their fight against terrorism? And how much does Pakistan really need the money from the US?

Here's a couple of your comments that are coming in right now on our Facebook page:

Safdar Shah in the UK These are just pressure tactics Americans are using over Pakistan , they can suspend our aid for some time but for long time it's impossible and American officials knows it very well

Pindarhassan Lausha in Nigeria It's long overdue for the U.S to not only cut but stop all forms of aids to countries that are supports terrorists. Dollars are not fighting corruption

Here's Chloe's original blog post where you can read more background to the story.

³ÉÈËÂÛ̳'s diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus had this analysis:
Defence ties between Beijing and Islamabad are growing. Can they replace those with Washington? Not yet, but the fact that the question is being asked suggests the significance of the underlying changes that are afoot.

Whatever part of the story you'd like to pick up on, we hope you'll get in touch.