The Pakistani military is threatening to review its relationship with the United States following the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. In a statement, the Pakistani army said it would review “military/intelligence co-operation” with the United States should there be “any similar action violating the sovereignty of Pakistan.” The warning comes as U.S. lawmakers have begun openly questioning the billions in annual aid to Pakistan, in light of bin Laden’s presence there. At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland said the United States should be prepared to suspend assistance to the Pakistani government.

Sen. Ben Cardin: “We have to be prepared to cut off aid, or at least to suspend aid, if in fact the conditionalities are not being met. And we have a responsibility to the taxpayers of this country. We have to make some tough decisions in our budget. And quite frankly, there is concern as to whether the value is being properly used as it relates to Pakistan. Of course, the bin Laden issue just puts a big spotlight on that.”