Pakistan sends air base vacation base to US
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Nov 30, IRNA -- Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that a notice has been sent to the United States for vacating the airbase within 15 days.
Pakistan had asked the US to vacate Shamsi airbase in line with the decisions of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) as protest against NATO raid on two border posts Friday night.
Terming the Nato/Isaf attack on border posts in Mohmand Agency as the breach of Pakistan’s sovereignty and violation of international law, the FM said, “time has come to review our relations.”
Talking to state television, she said Pakistan has supported the international community in the war against terrorism and has rendered great sacrifices.
Pakistan has already close supply line for NATO troops in Afghanistan and also boycotted the upcoming Bonn conference on Afghanistan.
Rabbani Khar said Pakistan’s positive cooperation must be recognized at international level and should not be taken as its weakness.
The minister said Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected at all cost. She categorically stated that the nation and the government would not tolerate such incidents in future. “We don’t want any aid or assistance, but we want to live with dignity and honour.”
Khar said Pakistan wants complete clarity from the international community about its sovereignty. She said that Pakistan’s attitude towards the international community has been positive and it wanted to move forward with honour and dignity.
“It is up to Pakistan’s political forces to evolve future strategy, keeping in view the current situation,” said the minister.
“It is for the first time that the decision to halt Nato supply was taken at the highest level,” she said.
The foreign minister said the government’s focus was on preserving the national interests, adding, “We cannot sacrifice our national interests.”
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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30690111
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