UK says now not time to cut off Pakistan aid

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is not considering cutting off aid to Pakistan despite President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday.

Asked at a news conference if he would consider linking British development aid to Pakistan to human rights issues, Miliband said: "Now is not the time for threats to aid that is important for the Pakistani people."

(Reporting by Peter Graff; Editing by Michael Winfrey)