The government will gradually send back the Americans from airbases in Jacobabad and Pasni after ordering the United States to vacate the Shamsi airbase in Balochistan, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters at the Press Information Department, she said the government would protect Pakistan’s interests at all costs and would not make a compromise on the country’s defence. Awan said the government considered Pakistan’s sovereignty of utmost importance. She said the United States was also investigating the NATO helicopter strikes on Pakistani border posts that killed 24 solders. She said Pakistan would finalise its strategy after the completion of US investigation.
About the progress on investigations into US attack in Abbottabad, she said the commission was still probing the incident and the government would act up its recommendations. Referring to former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi who recently joined the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, she said some “political dwarfs” were alleging that Pakistan’s nuclear assets were not safe under President Asif Ali Zardari. She said the accusation was an expression of distrust on the country’s security forces. She said the command and control authority of strategic assets had been shifted to the prime minister after the 18th amendment. She said the government had given an ultimatum to the United States to vacate the Shamsi airbase by December 11. She said the airbase was given on lease to the US in 1992, and the media should expose those who made the decision.
She said the government’s decision to boycott the second Bonn conference was according to the public sentiment. She termed the decision a turning point in the country’s foreign policy.
BIbi why dont you release a complete list of all the bases that are gvien to US . Why you guys giving info. drop by drop.
Do the Mians' share the (complete) list with BIbis'?
You are very naughty.
How many air bases our govt sold to USA?
plz tell if anyone has list
There were Five Air Bases (however in emergency planes could land anywhere in Pakistan) together with Air Corridor from Baluchistan to Afghanistan (We provided 2/3 our air spaces as air corridor to the Coalition. By so doing, Pakistan resch./redirect the comm. flights) given to US Forces as under:____1. Shamsi Air Base__2. Shahbaz Air Base__3. Pasni Air Base__4. Karachi Air Port__5. Quetta Air Port (on the basis of intuition)____Pakistan Navy provided landing facility to the US/Coalition ships at Pasni. At sea, Pakistan Navy operations/training were curtailed in order to accommodate and facilitate the operations of US/Coalition Naval Forces. According to the US Marine Corps Gazette of June 2002, the Coalition Naval Operations at Pasni were the largest amphibious operations in size, duration and depth that the Marine Corps had conducted since the Korean War. ____To facilitate ISAF in Afghanistan, the Karachi Airport (FMB) and Sea Port facilities along with logistic support have been extended. A MOU in this regard was signed between the Governments of UK and Pakistan. Now that the role of lead Nation has been taken over by Turkey, the same facilities / assistance are being provided to them.
I’ve heard one of the air bases that is to be vacated is already empty.
ghy kia bol rahi hae
y y y y pak gave so many air basess american? Strange and dangerous, i think one should file a petition in supreme court to know how many air bases r in pakistan?
Drama 2011
These are very unreliable individuals.
They lie through their teeth and can not be entruted to safeguard Pakistan's interest.
They should be prosecuted for compromising Pakistan's interests and God willing they will be.
I hate that woman, seems that she has no other work other then lieing and make up on her face.
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