**Talking to the media at the Pakistan National Council of Arts, Munter created quite a stir when he claimed that Nato supplies have resumed through Pakistani airspace.
When a reporter asked him it was right that despite closure of road routes for Nato, Pakistan’s airspace was being used, Munter said, “You are right.”****The supply routes were blocked off following outrage in Pakistan after the November 26 Salala checkpoint attack, in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed.
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The US was made to vacate Shamsi Airbase, which was reportedly being used for drone strikes in Afghanistan and allegedly for those carried out in Pakistan.
“As I have commented before many times, what happened was tragic but unintentional and this is something that we all must work together to try to prevent. The way to work together is to make sure these kinds of tragedies do not take place,” Munter said.
He said that the US was looking forward to a debate in the Pakistani parliament over conservation of Pak-US ties. “We have waited because we think Pakistan has requested time to rethink about how our relationship should go ahead. We welcome those suggestions, the honesty and the spirit to take things forward.”
Cameron Munter the US had strong ties with Pakistan which were strengthening with each passing days. He said that US had the realization of Pakistan’s energy crisis, adding that it extended several million dollars aid to Pakistan for easing out the energy crisis.
Now the government has admitted to ‘temporarily lifting’ NATO blockade for food items destined to Afghanistan (for NATO troops). Yesterday the COAS was saying that the NATO blockade will be decided by the parliament but no such debate has yet been carried out in the parliament.
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Govt admits lifting Nato supplies blockade
**Islamabad publicly admitted Tuesday that it had allowed NATO to use Pakistani airspace to fly supplies into Afghanistan, despite a more than two-month blockade on the border crossings.“The permission has been given for food items,” a defence ministry official quoted Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar as saying at a function in Islamabad."
Since the food items were perishable, we have allowed them to transport them by air to Afghanistan.**“We have told them to take the supplies out by air and don t bring more for the time being,” the official quoted him as saying.
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Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had said the other day that the parliament would decide about Nato supplies and Pakistan’s relations with the United States.
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US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter last week created quite a stir by claiming that Pakistan’s airspace had been opened for Nato supplies.The Nato supplies were blocked following the deadly copter attack on Pakistani Salala checkposts that killed 24 Pakistani troops.
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Analysts have been predicting resumption of supplies in view of the track record of the Pakistani government which is largely dependent on aid and political legitimacy from the US. **
Well what do you expect us to do? Challenge the most advanced air force in the world to aerial combat? The US can do whatever it wants, its already proven that. A good leader knows when its time to fight and when its time to bleed the enemy. Right now the air route costs them hundreds of thousands of dollars easily if not millions. Let them bleed.
Well what do you expect us to do? Challenge the most advanced air force in the world to aerial combat? The US can do whatever it wants, its already proven that. A good leader knows when its time to fight and when its time to bleed the enemy. Right now the air route costs them hundreds of thousands of dollars easily if not millions. Let them bleed.