Islamabad, ANI. There have been reports that talks are going on between Joe Biden and the Imran Khan government for the use of Pakistan’s airspace by the US to conduct military operations in Afghanistan. However, Pakistan has denied the report.
He has said that there are continuous talks between the two countries. This information was given by the local media.
Pakistani government spokesman rejected
Responding to media queries about the new news report pointing to the formalization of an agreement for the use of Pakistan’s airspace by the US to carry out military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan government spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said. Said there was no such understanding. ARY News gave this information.
Rejecting the news report, Ahmed also emphasized that Washington and Islamabad have long-standing cooperation in regional security and counter-terrorism and that both sides are engaged in constant dialogue. Earlier on Friday, CNN, citing three sources, reported that
the US administration informed lawmakers that the US is close to a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan. CNN quoted one of three sources as saying that Islamabad has expressed its willingness to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in exchange for aid in its own counter-terrorism efforts.
Imran Khan had rejected the use of airspace earlier also
Pakistan’s opposition parties also demanded an explanation from the government on reports that Pakistan has allowed US forces to use its airspace. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had clearly stated in an interview that Pakistan would “absolutely not” allow any base and use of its territory for any action inside Afghanistan.
Khan had said in an interview in June, “Not at all. There is no way we can allow any action from Pakistani territory on any bases in Afghanistan. It will not happen at all.’
Imran Khan had rejected the use of airspace earlier also
Pakistan’s opposition parties also demanded an explanation from the government on reports that Pakistan has allowed US forces to use its airspace. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had clearly stated in an interview that Pakistan would “absolutely not” allow any base and use of its territory for any action inside Afghanistan. Khan had said in an interview in June, “Not at all.
There is no way we can allow any action from Pakistani territory on any bases in Afghanistan. It will not happen at all.’
