Pak bends again by allowing airspace to US warplanes
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03 Jun 2021, 19:37 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): In another move within recent months to reset relations with the United States, Pakistan has granted permission for US warplanes to use its airspace in support of forces fighting the Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Tom Hussain writes for South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Several renowned Pakistani journalists recently revealed on social media that Pakistani airspace was used by American warplanes on at least one occasion during the first week of May to bomb Taliban forces engaged in a major anti-government offensive in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
The Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto has slammed the Imran Khan-led incumbent government for agreeing to give military bases to the Unite
Bilawal Bhutto lashes out Imran Khan s govt for giving US military bases ANI | Updated: Jun 01, 2021 12:55 IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): The Pakistan People s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto has slammed the Imran Khan-led incumbent government for agreeing to give military bases to the United States in the country.
American President Joe Biden administration is said to be in talks with the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue of having bases on Pakistan soil for the US troops leaving Afghanistan.
Addressing a press conference at Wali Bagh in Charsadda district on Sunday, PPP Chairman believed that the US was being given bases inside Pakistan due to the changing situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, reported Pajhwok news agency.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Amid Islamabad's public rhetoric about providing no foreign boots on the ground, Pakistan moves ahead to give Pentagon the access to country's military bases as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan.