All but Shamsi airbase vacated by US: official

A report published in the Times of London said that the CIA was using the base to launch drones attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan.—File photo


(The statements are coming at a crucial time when Pakistan Army has gained public confidence specially after successful Bajaur and Swat operation against terrorists. Such statements can create feelings of anger for the arm.”)

ISLAMABAD: “The United States has vacated all airbases in Pakistan — except the one in Balochistan —which its forces had been using since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan. 

“The Shamsi airbase in Balochistan is still being used by US forces,” an official told Dawn on Friday. 

He said that the airbases near Jacobabad, Pasni and Dalbandin had been vacated by the Americans “a long time ago”. 

According to him, the Shamsi base, about 300kms southwest of Quetta, was being used for providing logistical support.”

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