Reports rejected of agreement regarding use of Pakistan’s airspace by US

FO spokesperson rejects reports of agreement regarding use of Pakistan’s airspace by US

ISLAMABAD (Web News )

Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has rejected reports of an agreement regarding the use of Pakistan’s airspace by the US to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan.

In response to media queries regarding latest news report alluding to formalization of an agreement for the use of Pakistan’s airspace by the United States to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad stated that no such understanding was in place.

FO spokesperson said that Pakistan and the United States have longstanding cooperation on regional security and counter-terrorism and the two sides remain engaged in regular consultations.