Pakistan`s airspace being used by Nato flights (150 PER DAY): cable

[salmakh84]

Source: Pakistan`s airspace being used by Nato flights: cable | Newspaper | DAWN.COM

WASHINGTON: A 2008 diplomatic cable, from the then US ambassador Anne Patterson, to Washington, confirmed news reports that Nato planes had been using Pakistan`s airspace with Islamabad`s consent.

The cable released by WikiLeaks said that about 150 Nato flights crossed Pakistan`s airspace every day.

The ambassador said that sometimes Pakistani planes tried to follow those planes but the efforts stopped after US officials spoke to senior Pakistani military officials.

Another cable sent on Nov 17, 2008, says that US military containers that pass through Pakistan on their way to Afghanistan never contain weapons or ammunition.

The cable sent notes that the Pakistani media often report that ammunition and arms off hijacked US convoys are being sold in Pakistan.

“To be clear, no weapons, ammunition or sensitive electronics are shipped to Afghanistan by land routes through Pakistan,” she told Washington while commenting on the media reports.

The cable notes that after the hijacking of two US military contracted trucks in 2008, “the Pakistani rumour mill has generated reports about weapon caches supposedly stolen from US military and Nato convoys complete with elaborate descriptions of non-existent contents of containers”.

The ambassador assures Washington that “any reports of agents buying weapons from stolen US military or Nato containers are false”.

 

[Chogy]

It depends upon what the flights consist of. Cuba and the USA are still officially belligerents, but we overfly Cuba every day enroute to the Caribbean and Central America. The Cuban controllers are very good and speak perfect English.

These flights may be nothing more than supply and VIP transit.

 

[lem34]

Provided correct protecol is followed this shouldnt be a problem. We are not at war with US,

 

[Ulysses]

The more Pakistan continues to show support on the WOT the better things will be between us...

plz plz plz Pakistan keep up the good work

 

[Veeru]

NATO, US etc. provide aid to use these facilities and they are using it through the approval of pakistani military so what's wrong in this..

 

[vinith98]

Nato planes had been using Pakistan`s airspace with Islamabad`s consent.

It all done with approval, I don't see any reason to be alarmed!

 

[Roybot]

he cable sent notes that the Pakistani media often report that ammunition and arms off hijacked US convoys are being sold in Pakistan.

“To be clear, no weapons, ammunition or sensitive electronics are shipped to Afghanistan by land routes through Pakistan,” she told Washington while commenting on the media reports.

The cable notes that after the hijacking of two US military contracted trucks in 2008, “the Pakistani rumour mill has generated reports about weapon caches supposedly stolen from US military and Nato convoys complete with elaborate descriptions of non-existent contents of containers”.

This is the interesting bit. All the claims about NATO weapons ending up with Taliban, were nothing but BS.

 

[53fd]

This is the interesting bit. All the claims about NATO weapons ending up with Taliban, were nothing but BS.

First of all, we don't even know if she is telling the truth or not. Secondly, it wasn't just the Pakistani media either:

British guns used against Nato forces in Afghanistan - Telegraph

Taliban using ’stolen’ British Army machine guns against Nato forces in Afghanistan - Thaindian News

Lost U.S. Weapons May Be Going to Taliban, GAO Says

Taliban receive stolen supplies

 

[Mike2011]

Whats big deal. If pak air traffic controller shouts, they may throw some $$ to shut mouths ...

 

[Norboo]

WASHINGTON: A 2008 diplomatic cable, from the then US ambassador Anne Patterson, to Washington, confirmed news reports that Nato planes had been using Pakistan`s airspace with Islamabad`s consent. The cable released by WikiLeaks said that about 150 Nato flights crossed Pakistan`s airspace every day.

So what's the big deal? They were not violating Pakistani airspace as permission for using such airspace had been granted by Pakistan.

So what's the issue and point of this Wiki news item? Or am I missing something here?

 

[Safriz]

are the still doing it 150 times a day?

 

[W.11]

why not ban NATO flights, it falls under same category, i-e closing supply routes, whether land or air

 

[bad man smells]

this how mushraf and his friends made money....selling Pakistani airspace to invaders............a price of which we are still paying to this date and he himself is enjoying a lavish life in exile.
well done everyone who facilitated him in not only his mis-deeds but also allowing him a safe passage out of country.how many times will you do us proud??


it is cause of these dollars that musharaf is supporting two wives....aunty shameem and aunty sebha......it was actually aunty shameem who was the first lady of Pakistan and not sebha musharaf.....sebha was just the shadow first lady of Pakistan.....it was actually aunty shameem who was controlling the power corridors during the reign of mushraf and she organized the lal masjid raid.
aunty shameem had a hotline with rashid qureshi...and she could use it antime to contact presidency.

 

[salmakh84]

So what's the big deal? They were not violating Pakistani airspace as permission for using such airspace had been granted by Pakistan.

So what's the issue and point of this Wiki news item? Or am I missing something here?

the deal is that our army/politicians havent told us this... they say our airspace is not being used by NATO (just like our bases) :p

 

[mr42O]

The more Pakistan continues to show support on the WOT the better things will be between us...

plz plz plz Pakistan keep up the good work

Show support like killing our own ppl ? Support like Americans does not captued wanted TTP memebers in Kunar ? Support like back stabbing ? Support like Raymond davis case were ur president and Johan kerry liaed to all Pakistan that he wasnt CIA but a diplomat. Support like let u have contacts with Bughatis, TTP etc ???

If u want our support u should start show some respect and act like a friend. Which i mean we never can be since your and our goals are not same. We cant be friends of mass morders of our muslim brothers.