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Islamic nations upset with US over treatment of Muslims: Pakistan FM WASHINGTON, May 21 (AFP) Islamic nations are upset with the United States for alleged shabby treatment of Muslim tourists and students as Washington stepped up anti-terror measures, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said. He said he raised the matter with US Secretary of State Colin Powell during talks in Washington. He said Powell told him he understood the problem and was striving to resolve it. Kasuri said he had also raised the issue with Powell previously and that the Secretary of State had brought it to the attention of President George W. Bush. Kasuri said his government might come under pressure at home to "treat the Americans the way they treat Pakistanis when they land at American airports." The Pakistan minister was answering a question at a forum where a Muslim US citizen complained about rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Kasuri said he had received feedback from Muslim leaders they were upset about the treatment accorded to their citizens visiting the United States. He said Pakistan, which enjoys close ties with the United States, was concerned its relations with the Muslim world would suffer due to this problem. |
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