| Direction: Below given is a report in which four blanks have been marked I, II, III, and IV. Fill those blanks with the options provided in P, Q, R, and S to make the report a sensible one. |
New Delhi, July 19, 2011: The United States has decided to withhold a third of its annual  2.7 billion security assistance to Islamabad after Pakistan ordered dozens of military trainers to leave Pakistan and limit visas to US personnel ___I___. In large part, Pakistan's response has been that it doesn't care about the aid cutback and that Pakistan is capable of fighting terrorism using indigenous resources and has carried out several successful military operations in the tribal regions without external help. This was certainly the message reiterated by Gen Kayani at the latest corps commanders' conference. Despite ____II____ assistance, the Pakistan Army has announced it will not reverse its crackdown against the American footprint in the country. On its part, ____III____ what it thinks is a continuing relationship between the Pakistani military and Afghan insurgents and other militant groups. The Obama administration wants to tell the American public that it will not allow Pakistan to continue with its alleged double game in Afghanistan and with regard to militant jihadists. |
| In Pakistan, the US move to withhold aid will turn public opinion more caustic and delay any large-scale campaign against militants, _____IV______. It will also hurt Pakistan's economy if Washington holds back on the 300 million of the Support Fund. These reimbursements, for money already spent on military operations, go into the general treasury and withholding them will definitely damage Pakistan's finances at a time when they are already under immense strain. |
| P: Washington is hitting back against |
| Q: Following the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad |
| R: Especially Al-Qaeda targets. |
| S: Washington's punitive move to withhold military |
A) PQRS
B) QRSP
C) RSPQ
D) QSPR
E) None of these
Correct Answer: D
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