Opposition seeks further clarification on FO s US military base statement
Pakistan
PML-N leader Kh Saad Rafique and Jamaat Islami Ameer Sirajul Haq.
LAHORE: The Opposition leaders have asked the government to give more clarifications over a US official’s statement that Pakistan would continue to provide air and ground access for Afghanistan operations and rumours that the country would give a military base to the US.
The demand came after the Foreign Office vehemently rejected speculations about the presence of a US military or airbase inside Pakistan, saying such baseless and irresponsible speculations must be avoided.
Reacting to the FO clarification, Senior PML-N and former federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said that the FO s explanation of the US military base is unsatisfactory.
No US military, air base present inside Pakistan: Foreign Office
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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 speculations must be avoided.
Responding to media queries, the spokesperson in a press release said, “There was no US military or airbase in Pakistan, nor was any such proposal envisaged. Any speculation on this account was baseless and irresponsible and should be avoided”.