He made his remarks as Pakistani lawmakers ponder a controversial American aid package which President Barack Obama signed on Thursday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Under the controversial pact, the government agreed to the cleric's main demand of imposing Islamic law in the insurgency-hit districts.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Football fans and analysts for years have called for the introduction of video replays to allow referees to review controversial calls.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The renderings were so controversial that some critics blamed the disturbing images for the station's delayed by one-month opening.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

The trial has been widely condemned as a sham designed to keep her locked up through next year's controversial elections.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

That will start to emerge at this summit, but there won't be agreement on that issue, which is very controversial."

VOA: standard.2009.10.29

Tehran is under pressure both at home, over the disputed presidential election in June, and abroad,for its controversial nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

NATO,meanwhile,has acknowledged for the first time that Afghan civilians were killed in last week's controversial air strike in Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Meanwhile,many Ukrainians, particularly in the western part of the country, fear controversial new Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk will promote pro-Russian policies.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

"Organizations that work on controversial issues or that are affiliated with political opposition have more trouble with the authorities,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

Burma has been increasing pressure on Karen rebels to end decades of fighting, ahead of next year's controversial Burmese elections.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

The controversial transfer was endorsed this week by Madagascar's Constitutional Court which has become the source of legitimacy for the fledgling regime.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The airing of the controversial program caused outrage in Tel Aviv and is the latest strain on relations between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But the AU mission is also controversial among some Somalis, who blame the peacekeepers for fueling more violence.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17