ISLAMABAD: Afraid of the Leahy Amendment being imposed on the Pakistan military, the office of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is dragging its feet on the release of a committee report regarding video footage showing cold-blooded execution allegedly by Pakistani soldiers.

That Kayani has his heart in the right place was evident when he fulfilled dreams of a young 12-year-old Najma Gul from Mingora, suffering from Thalassemia, and made her a pilot for a day in the aviation wing of the Pakistan Army, after she was inducted as the first woman pilot of 9 Squadron.

However, when it is a matter of the blockage of eagerly sought US dollars as aid to an army hard hit while fighting militancy and terrorism, it is more a matter of the head over the heart.

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