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News Summary: US drops Pakistani ‘Sesame Street’

By The Associated Press
Published June 5, 2012 5:17pm ET
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News Summary: US drops Pakistani ‘Sesame Street’
FILE - In a Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, a Pakistani artist, left, gives final touches to characters of Pakistani Sesame Street in Lahore, Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption. Embassy spokesman Robert Raines said Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the U.S. terminated funding but declined to provide details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, file) | K.M.Chaudary

C IS FOR CORRUPTION?: The U.S. Agency for International Development has ended its funding a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of the children’s TV show “Sesame Street” amid allegations of corruption.

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