FO rejects speculations about presence of US military base in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The  Foreign Office (FO) on Monday stated that there was no US military or air base in Pakistan and nor was any such proposal envisaged, ARY News reported. 

Responding to media queries here in Islamabad today, the foreign office spokesman said that any speculation on this account was baseless and irresponsible and should be avoided.

He said that Pakistan and the US have a framework of cooperation in terms of airlines of communication (ALOC) and ground lines of communication (GLOC) in place since 2001. “No new agreement has been made in this regard,” the spokesperson added.

In January 2020, then Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor, while speaking to ARY News, had said that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against anyone and will play its role to secure peace in the region.

He had said the aforementioned sentiments had been expressed by both Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa.

“Pakistan will not be a party to anyone or anything but will be a partner of peace and peace alone,” he had said, quoting PM Imran.