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No US military, air base present inside Pakistan: Foreign Office By Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Chaudhry. US official's statement that Pakistan will continue to provide air and ground access to the US triggers new controversy. FO clarifies media reports about alleged presence of the US military or airbase inside Pakistan. Opposition leaders ask govt to provide an explanation on the matter. ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office spokesperson Monday vehemently rejected speculations about the presence of a US military or airbase inside Pakistan, saying such "baseless and irresponsible speculation...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s top civil and military leaders discussed bilateral cooperation and regional developments and agreed to advance practical collaboration on matters of shared interest. On Monday night, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin held a phone conversation with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss shared regional interests and objectives. “Secretary Austin reiterated his appreciation for Pakistan’s support for Afghanistan peace negotiations and expressed his desire to continue to build on the US–Pakistan bilateral relationship,” according...

Opposition demanded government to give explanation about claims that Pakistan had allowed US military to use country’s airspace

Pak opposition asks govt to explain US claims of airspace ANI 25 May 2021, 06:18 GMT+10 Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): A few days after a Pentagon official said that Pakistan had allowed the US military to use the country's airspace to support its operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan's opposition on Monday asked Imran Khan government to explain to National Assembly about the remark made by US official on the "overflight" support. This issue came to light after David F. Helvey, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs, told the US Senate Armed Services Committee last week th...

FO rejects speculations over presence of US military, air base inside Pakistan