[Pakistani] Senate condemns US Embassy function

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The Nation (Pakistan):

Senate condemns US Embassy function

ISLAMABAD - The Senate Friday severely condemned the hosting of a gay pride ceremony by US embassy in Pakistan last month and sent the matter to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs for taking any possible action.

The committee will see whether the parliament had the jurisdiction to debate the issue in any of its houses and what kind of action could be initiated against the organisers of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) function that was held in the US embassy in Islamabad. It would consider the nature and extent of protocols existing between the two countries. The committee will also have an (name removed by moderator)ut from the Foreign Office. One lawmaker from every parliamentary party will sit in the committee.

US Embassy Press Release:

Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Richard Hoagland and members of Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFFA) hosted Embassy Islamabad’s first ever gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Pride Celebration on June 26. This gathering demonstrated continued U.S. Embassy support for human rights, including LGBT rights, (name removed by moderator)akistan at a time when those rights are increasingly under attack from extremist elements throughout Pakistani society.

Now why do something that’s going to tick off everybody in Pakistan which is at least nominal ally?
The administration is “pro-choice” but SecState Clinton has publicly said that China’s forced one-child policy and other human rights abuses will not be a subject of discussion.
Maybe that has something to do with the fact we owe the Chinese $10^10?