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US Apologizes to Pakistan For Salala Attack

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also welcomed Pakistan’s decision.

”As I have made clear, we remain committed to improving our partnership with Pakistan and to working closely together as our two nations confront common security challenges in the region,” he said.

Flip-flopping! :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
acc to my sources new terms are also discussed means......... who is to play which role in afghanistan.......and in balochistan and someone ( who previously enjoyed free hand) will be restricted.........yesterday i have pretty hard discussion with someone very very senior in army.....so things behind scene are in our favour but not outside....... face saving for USA....:pakistan:
 
Good thing happened. It is in Pakistan interest to have better relations with the west as both face a common enemy in Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal areas.

Countries cannot be run by rhetoric and empty bravado. Time to move on, it should have been solved much earlier.

Pakistan has not rented its territory to Nato that it is allowing the transit for just money, it is about the alliance, fighting terrorism for sake of a better world.
 
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also welcomed Pakistan’s decision.

”As I have made clear, we remain committed to improving our partnership with Pakistan and to working closely together as our two nations confront common security challenges in the region,” he said.

Flip-flopping! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

this idiot should shut up he is big mouth bashing tool of USA nothing more :angry:
 
Pakistan opens Nato routes after US apology

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Pakistan was reopening its supply lines into Afghanistan, after the US belatedly issued an apology for the November killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a Nato airstrike.

Clinton expressed her condolences for the deaths in a telephone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

The incident badly damaged already strained relations between the two countries and forced the US and its allies to send supplies via costlier northern routes into Afghanistan.

”We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military,” Clinton said in a statement, recounting her discussion with Khar. ”I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives,” she added.


It is the first time any US official has formally apologized for the deaths, a step hotly debated within the Obama administration and one demanded by Pakistan while its supply routes remained closed for seven months.

It came as key Pakistani civilian and military leaders were meeting on Tuesday evening in Islamabad to discuss whether to reopen Nato supply routes.

Clinton said a decision had been reached. ”I am pleased that Foreign Minister Khar has informed me that the ground supply lines into Afghanistan are opening,” Clinton said. She said Pakistan won’t charge any transit fee, the subject of an earlier negotiation, and that the reopening would help the US draw down its war in Afghanistan ”at a much lower cost.”

”This is a tangible demonstration of Pakistan’s support for a secure, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and our shared objectives in the region,” she said, calling the agreement ”critically important to the men and women who are fighting terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan.”

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US commander welcomes Pakistan’s reopening of Nato supplies


KABUL: The US commander of Nato troops fighting the Taliban on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan’s decision to reopen Nato supply lines into Afghanistan after a seven-month blockade.

General John Allen made the remarks in a statement released in Kabul that also paid tribute to the “sacrifices” made by Pakistani, as well as Afghan and Nato troops in the war. :disagree:

The statement made no mention of an apology.

Pakistan closed its Afghan border crossings to Nato convoys on November 26 after botched US air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that Pakistan was re-opening the border to Nato supplies and said the United States was “sorry” for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military.

Allen, who held talks in Islamabad twice in the last six days, said the decision was “a demonstration of Pakistan’s desire to help secure a brighter future for both Afghanistan and the region at large”.

“I look forward to future opportunities to work together toward our common goals, by taking coordinated action against terrorists,” he said.

Afghans and Americans blame Pakistan for not doing more to eliminate havens on its soil, which are used as launch pads for attacks across the border.

Last month, Allen blamed the Pakistan-based Haqqani network for a siege on a lakeside hotel in Kabul that killed 18 people.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has also warned that Washington was running out of patience with Pakistan over militant havens.
 

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Ok decision by Pakistan. Taliban is threat for both Pakistan and U.S.A.
Bloody Taliban killed more than 35000 people in Pakistan.
U.S.A should stop the Taliban coming from Afghanistan and killing our soldier.
One word. "Death for Taliban".
Then here is chance for peace. I will say Pakistan should nuke Wazirastan and Meraan Shah with smaller yield.
Their children are future of Taliban.
There will no peace until we kill them all.
 
She said Pakistan won’t charge any transit fee, the subject of an earlier negotiation, and that the reopening would help the US draw down its war in Afghanistan ”at a much lower cost.”

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may be pakistan will milk them another way god knows whats they decide and what they are getting just look and wait dear :rofl:
 
acc to my sources new terms are also discussed means......... who is to play which role in afghanistan.......and in balochistan and someone ( who previously enjoyed free hand) will be restricted.........yesterday i have pretty hard discussion with someone very very senior in army.....so things behind scene are in our favour but not outside....... face saving for USA....:pakistan:

enough, not more needed!;)
keep quite:tup:
 
And you make that claim based on what facts exactly?

Because of the fact that there were soldiers killed in Salala accident and any action without a Pakistan Army go is just unimaginabl.

Also it's a well known fact, GOP is just a democratic face but the country is run indirectly by Army..
 
I think Pakistan army should deploy its Ah-1z cobra helicopters to escort US tankers, in order to prevent it from attack from insurgents.
No I guess Cobra's are not that effective. The new F-16's block 52 given by US shold escort the NATO supply lines.....after all USA is our declared master and they paying their slave Pakistan lot of $$$$........:lol:
 
Statement by Secretary Clinton on her Call With Pakistani Foreign Minister Khar

Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
July 3, 2012

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This morning, I spoke by telephone with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

I once again reiterated our deepest regrets for the tragic incident in Salala last November. I offered our sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives. Foreign Minister Khar and I acknowledged the mistakes that resulted in the loss of Pakistani military lives. We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military. We are committed to working closely with Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent this from ever happening again.

As I told the former Prime Minister of Pakistan days after the Salala incident, America respects Pakistan’s sovereignty and is committed to working together in pursuit of shared objectives on the basis of mutual interests and mutual respect.

In today’s phone call, Foreign Minister Khar and I talked about the importance of taking coordinated action against terrorists who threaten Pakistan, the United States, and the region; of supporting Afghanistan’s security, stability, and efforts towards reconciliation; and of continuing to work together to advance the many other shared interests we have, from increasing trade and investment to strengthening our people-to-people ties. Our countries should have a relationship that is enduring, strategic, and carefully defined, and that enhances the security and prosperity of both our nations and the region.

The Foreign Minister and I were reminded that our troops – Pakistani and American – are in a fight against a common enemy. We are both sorry for losses suffered by both our countries in this fight against terrorists. We have enhanced our counter-terrorism cooperation against terrorists that threaten Pakistan and the United States, with the goal of defeating Al-Qaida in the region.

In addition, I am pleased that Foreign Minister Khar has informed me that the ground supply lines (GLOC) into Afghanistan are opening. Pakistan will continue not to charge any transit fee in the larger interest of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region. This is a tangible demonstration of Pakistan’s support for a secure, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and our shared objectives in the region. This will also help the United States and ISAF conduct the planned drawdown at a much lower cost. This is critically important to the men and women who are fighting terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Khar has informed me that, consistent with current practice, no lethal equipment will transit the GLOC into Afghanistan except for equipping the ANSF. In concluding the call, I reiterated our deep appreciation to the Government and the people of Pakistan for their many sacrifices and their critical contribution to the ongoing fight against terrorism and extremism.

Statement by Secretary Clinton on her Call With Pakistani Foreign Minister Khar
 

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