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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistan wants US aircraft to combat terrorism |
| 2006-04-17 |
| Pakistan has asked the United States to provide an air squadron consisting of 10 helicopters and two planes for its Interior Ministry, reported Geo television channel on Sunday. Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, the ministry’s Crisis Management Cell director general, told reporters about Islamabad’s request for the aircraft to contend with terrorists. Cheema returned from a Pak-US Joint Working Group meeting on combating terrorism in Washington on Saturday. He said the US would be training local law enforcement agencies’ functionaries in rooting out terrorism. “Washington was all praise for Pakistan’s initiatives against terrorism,” he added. He said the meeting discussed development projects in tribal areas, law and order situation, police reforms and an automated fingerprint identification system. The meeting also deliberated on thwarting drugs smuggling |
| Posted by:john |
| #4 How about we just fly over from Afghanistan whenever we need to? |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-04-17 15:00 |
| #3 Ima thinkin that maybe Pakland show show something along the lines of seriousness about terrorism before even considering aircraft for them. And then they should be fitted with GPS thingies that if they cross the border into , oh, say India, the secret explosive charge is tested. Of course the aircraft probably wouldn't be much good, post-test, but then again..... |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2006-04-17 14:23 |
| #2 Pakistan wants US aircraft to combat terrorism US wants Pakistan to combat terrorism... |
| Posted by: Chinter Flarong9283 2006-04-17 13:10 |
| #1 Of course, US taxpayers need to fund this, Pakistan having to use its own money for... foreign travel.... More revenue and less bogus cases Along with such essential expenditure, there is a good deal of waste as well. The foreign tours of our rulers and officials in six months cost $701 million, which means it, will $1400 million for the whole year What is a poor Pakistani to do... suites at the Waldorf Astoria aren't cheap... 1.4 billion in foreign junkets... |
| Posted by: john 2006-04-17 10:13 |