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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

US to vacate Shamsi airbase on Pak demand: Cameron Munter

The US Ambassador in Pakistan Cameron Munter has said that Pakistan has requested to vacate the Shamsi Airbase and US will comply the demand of Pakistan. 

He said that Pakistan should have to attend the Bonn conference, adding that it could have better inform its grievances to world after participating in the Bonn conference.
In an interview with a private TV channel, Cameron Munter said the U.S. is doing everything it can to vacate Shamsi by the deadline.
he said that the relations of US and Pakistan are passing through its lowest ebb, adding that both countries should have to patience for taking the relations on track.
He said that the NATO had not attacked the Pakistani check post intentionally; adding that the investigations are going on and it would be finalized in next few weeks.
He said that brigadier Stephen Clark is conducting the investigations into the incident, adding that Pakistan has rendered more than 30,000
Sacrifices in war against terrorism, adding that the US wants to further strengthen relations with Pakistan.
Replying a question he said that the after the investigations it was proved that it was the mistake of NATO than the US would consider apology from Pakistan over the incident.
He said that there are many hardliner political and religious parties which want to keep up relations with the US, adding that soon the relations with Pakistan would be restored.
It is worth mentioning here that Pakistan gave the deadline of Dec. 11 to vacate Shamsi air base in southwest Baluchistan province after NATO air strike martyred 24 Pakistani soldiers SANA