Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones: PM

[GUNNER]

Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones: PM

ISLAMABAD, Oct 22, 2010: Pakistan's prime minister revealed Friday for the first time that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf gave approval for US drones to make surveillance flights over the country.

"The previous government gave them permission for surveillance and reconnaissance flights by US drone aircraft but not to launch missile attacks," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told diplomatic correspondents.

He denied that US drones were taking off from a military base in southern province Sindh but said "we will find out" when asked about reports that drones use Shamsi base in southwestern province Baluchistan.

"We have not provided them space (to fly). This is wrong and I have contradicted that drones were using Shahbaz base (in Sindh) for this purpose."

"We have repeatedly said the drone attacks are counter productive," Gilani told the group of local and foreign reporters.

"We want to have drone technology and also if they have any actionable intelligence, we want them to share it with us."

 

[Aeon]

Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones: PM

ISLAMABAD, Oct 22, 2010: Pakistan's prime minister revealed Friday for the first time that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf gave approval for US drones to make surveillance flights over the country.

"The previous government gave them permission for surveillance and reconnaissance flights by US drone aircraft but not to launch missile attacks," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told diplomatic correspondents.

The whole country? What do they need to do that for? Finding all the nukes?

 

[Irfan Baloch]

our PM normally cant make a single comprehesive sentence
expecting him to talk sense about somehting so sensitive and technical without due knoweldge is useless

 

[mehboobkz]

He denied that US drones were taking off from a military base in southern province Sindh but said "we will find out" when asked about reports that drones use Shamsi base in southwestern province Baluchistan.

Number of years (drones at work), and Pakistan´s PM yet to determine which Pakistani base?

Is he misleading guileble awam or it is ruling by fooling?

 

[BB gun]

Even if Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones over pakistan its too late for such statement don't you think..

 

[HAIDER]

Simple, if Musharraf did it, then PM show revert it....wonder why these people are so scared of Musharraf. And PPP columns they still take Mushi with respect and wise strategist.....

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Number of years (drones at work), and Pakistan´s PM yet to determine which Pakistani base?

Is he misleading guileble awam or it is ruling by fooling?

bit of both my dear

you can even bluff him by asking if he will allow the American Pilots to parachute out of the dones when they are out of fuel?
his likely answer will be a BIG NO.
saying the Musharraf might have allowed that but he will never allow them (to use the parachute)

 

[naumananjum]

it was zardari who said
"death of civilians doesn't worry me"

 

[BATMAN]

While leaving the country , did Musharraf took his authority with him?

Musharraf allowed it only against terrorists but not against civilians to in wake to ignite civil war.

 

[Spring Onion]

Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones: PM and we are proud to continue the legacy added the PM

 

[Spring Onion]

Even if Musharraf Allowed US Surveillance Drones over pakistan its too late for such statement don't you think..

PPP walas repeat the statement nothing new