Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari told a visiting American envoy that the U.S. war against militancy in the region has almost "paralyzed" Pakistan's economy. Mr. Zardari says, the war has cost his country about 35 billion dollars over the past eight years. He commented yesterday in Lahore during a meeting with Richard Holbrooke, the US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. President Zardari also repeated a call for the U.S. to provide Pakistan with drone technology, saying U.S. drone attacks against militants in Pakistan have undermined his country's "national consensus" on the war against terror. Meanwhile, Pakistani news agencies say, Holbrooke also assured President Zardari that Pakistan will soon be provided almost 350 million dollars in aid and 125 million dollars to support upgrades at the Tarbala power plant.