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Pakistan expels British trainers of anti-Taliban soldiersUS raid on bin Laden compound thought to be reason for expulsion of team of military advisers


Share6 reddit this Chris Woods and Declan Walsh in Islamabad guardian.co.uk, Sunday 26 June 2011 20.01 BST Article history
Pakistan has expelled a team of at least 18 military advisers. Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help with the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida, as the fallout from the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden continues to rock relations between Islamabad and its western allies.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed that at least 18 military advisers, deployed as part of a £15m programme to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps, have been withdrawn from Pakistan. Most are already back in the UK.

Their removal is seen as an indirect casualty of worsening relations between Pakistan and the US over the 2 May Navy Seal raid in Abbottabad, which was conducted without Pakistani consent.

Although British relations with Pakistan are warmer, the embattled army, stung by a barrage of public criticism, is keen to demonstrate its independence from all western allies.

Since Bin Laden's death, Pakistan has sent home at least 120 US military trainers, most of whom were engaged in training the FC. The British team, a mix of seasoned officers and NCOs, had been stationed at a British-funded FC base near the capital of Balochistan, Quetta.

The training scheme began last August and was scheduled to run until at least summer 2013. The MoD hopes to redeploy the team once the tensions abate.

In an email statement, a spokeswoman said the trainers had been withdrawn "on a temporary basis" at the request of the Pakistani government in response to "security concerns".

"The training teams will continue their own training and will be ready to redeploy at the first possible opportunity," she told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

The 60,000-strong FC, which is deployed along the length of the 1,600-mile border with Afghanistan, has long been in the frontline of Pakistani efforts to combat Taliban militancy and flush al-Qaida from its tribal havens.

But its troops are considered under-trained and ill-equipped, and Pakistan's western allies have in recent years prioritised a multimillion pound effort to bolster their skills and equipment.

That programme has now virtually collapsed as US-Pakistani relations fall to their lowest point in a decade. The trouble began in January after a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, shot dead two men in Lahore, prompting the withdrawal of a quarter of the US training force.

The reductions accelerated following the Bin Laden raid, as the military sought to signal its displeasure with its western allies – in particular the CIA – and to boost its faltering public support.

After a 9 June meeting to discuss the crisis, the military leadership issued a statement in which it disputed American claims of $15bn (£9.4bn) in aid over the past decade, and suggested that future US military assistance should be diverted to civilian economic programmes. CIA drone strikes were "not acceptable under any circumstances," the military said.

The US says it wants to rebuild the relationship, deemed "too important to fail" but tensions have erupted at ground level. Last week the Pakistani media reported that US trainers had clashed with base guards when prevented from retrieving personal effects after being ordered to leave. The US embassy in Islamabad denied the incident.

The FC, which draws its recruits from the Pashtun tribes along the Afghan border, has suffered heavy losses in recent years. Its paramilitary troops have led assaults on mountainous Taliban strongholds and been targeted in numerous suicide bombings. In May, a large attack on a training centre of the related Frontier Constabulary killed 100 young recruits.

But the FC has also been accused of numerous human rights violations, particularly in Balochistan where the British base is located. Human rights groups say the FC has played a central role in a vicious crackdown on Baloch nationalist insurgents, who are unrelated to the Taliban, that has resulted in hundreds of illegal abductions and extra-judicial executions.

Dawn newspaper has reported that at least 170 suspected nationalists, many abducted by FC personnel, had been killed since July 2010. Most bore the marks of severe torture.

A furore erupted last month after video footage showed FC troops shooting dead five unarmed Chechens, including a pregnant woman, at a checkpost in Quetta. The government says it is investigating the incident.

The British team at the Quetta camp was reportedly working alongside six US advisers, helping to train 360 recruits at a time on 12-week courses.

The US has funded a much larger FC training centre on the outskirts of Peshawar.

A military spokesman in Islamabad said between 200 and 300 US military personnel remain in the country.


Keep Kicking them out. long live ISI
 
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Pakistan has expelled 18 British military trainers sent to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps. – AP Photo

ISLAMABAD: A British newspaper has claimed that Pakistan has expelled 18 British military trainers engaged in training Pakistani forces, DawnNews reported.

According to an article published in the British newspaper, all 18 British trainers were posted in Pakistan to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps. The training scheme was initiated in August last year and was scheduled to continue till 2013.

The newspaper quoted a British Ministry of Defence spokeswoman as saying that most of the trainers have already returned to Britain, confirming the trainers’ expulsion. She added that the team has been withdrawn on a “temporary basis,” and that they will be redeployed at the first possible opportunity, quoted the newspaper.

Since the May 2 US raid on the Abbottabad compound that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, Pakistan has expelled 120 US military personnel in addition to these British military trainers.

Pakistan expels 18 British military trainers: British media | World | DAWN.COM
 
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Pakistan Orders UK To Withdraw Military Trainers

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has ordered the United Kingdom to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, the British Embassy said Monday. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month.

Following the al-Qaida chief's death, Pakistan sent home at least 120 U.S. military trainers, an expression of the country's anger over the American operation, which was kept secret from the Pakistani government.

Relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom tend to be less turbulent than with the U.S. But the Pakistani army has been under serious pressure to reassert the country's sovereignty in the wake of the May 2 raid that killed bin Laden in Abbottabad, an army town not far from the Pakistani capital.

"The U.K. has been asked to withdraw some of its training support teams on a temporary basis by the Pakistan government in response to security concerns," said British Embassy spokesman George Sherriff. "The training teams will continue their own training and will be ready to redeploy at the first possible opportunity."

The withdrawal was first reported by the British newspaper the Guardian on Sunday. The newspaper said Pakistan expelled at least 18 British military advisers, deployed as part of a 15 million pound ($23.9 million) program to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps.

The newspaper said the training program began last August and was scheduled to run until at least summer 2013. The trainers were stationed at a British-funded Frontier Corps base near Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwest province of Baluchistan.
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Were they also involved in OBL being killed?

In a way that should have been taken as a good step by Pakistan since the AQ was raising Cain in Pakistan itself with its spawns.

But then, there could be more to it, who knows.
 
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Pakistan Orders UK To Withdraw Military Trainers

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has ordered the United Kingdom to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, the British Embassy said Monday. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month.

Following the al-Qaida chief's death, Pakistan sent home at least 120 U.S. military trainers, an expression of the country's anger over the American operation, which was kept secret from the Pakistani government.

Relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom tend to be less turbulent than with the U.S. But the Pakistani army has been under serious pressure to reassert the country's sovereignty in the wake of the May 2 raid that killed bin Laden in Abbottabad, an army town not far from the Pakistani capital.

"The U.K. has been asked to withdraw some of its training support teams on a temporary basis by the Pakistan government in response to security concerns," said British Embassy spokesman George Sherriff. "The training teams will continue their own training and will be ready to redeploy at the first possible opportunity."

The withdrawal was first reported by the British newspaper the Guardian on Sunday. The newspaper said Pakistan expelled at least 18 British military advisers, deployed as part of a 15 million pound ($23.9 million) program to train the paramilitary Frontier Corps.

The newspaper said the training program began last August and was scheduled to run until at least summer 2013. The trainers were stationed at a British-funded Frontier Corps base near Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwest province of Baluchistan.
Pakistan orders UK to withdraw military trainers

wow , is it a request or demand or order.
 
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pakistanis have anger in thier hearts because they have seen the nomercy of indian airforce,navy,army and there aggrisson on pakistani army and PAF in past. 1948,1965,1971,kargil ect.world knows about it. pakistan has been deafeted every time they shows up this is the reason they are writing untruth.indian airforce is worlds 4th largest airforce i will only talk about truth .i think who are writing this about PAF and 3rd largest army and 15 times bigger navy then pakistan navy. pakistan has f-16 but they are 40 year old in technology. india has sukhoi su-30 5th generation fighter and currently 2nd best fighter jet after f-22.india is 2nd fastest growing nation financially after china and also with growing fighter jets of 5th generation.india have 750+ fighter jets. pakistan have currentlly between 400 to 430 fighter all are old and second hand purchased jets.this is the truth and nothing but truth
 
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pakistanis have anger in thier hearts because they have seen the nomercy of indian airforce,navy,army and there aggrisson on pakistani army and PAF in past. 1948,1965,1971,kargil ect.world knows about it. pakistan has been deafeted every time they shows up this is the reason they are writing untruth.indian airforce is worlds 4th largest airforce i will only talk about truth .i think who are writing this about PAF and 3rd largest army and 15 times bigger navy then pakistan navy. pakistan has f-16 but they are 40 year old in technology. india has sukhoi su-30 5th generation fighter and currently 2nd best fighter jet after f-22.india is 2nd fastest growing nation financially after china and also with growing fighter jets of 5th generation.india have 750+ fighter jets. pakistan have currentlly between 400 to 430 fighter all are old and second hand purchased jets.this is the truth and nothing but truth

small correction su-30mki is 4.5 gen. i doubt are you really indian??? are you playing tricks to start a fight.
 
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pakistanis have anger in thier hearts because they have seen the nomercy of indian airforce,navy,army and there aggrisson on pakistani army and PAF in past. 1948,1965,1971,kargil ect.world knows about it. pakistan has been deafeted every time they shows up this is the reason they are writing untruth.indian airforce is worlds 4th largest airforce i will only talk about truth .i think who are writing this about PAF and 3rd largest army and 15 times bigger navy then pakistan navy. pakistan has f-16 but they are 40 year old in technology. india has sukhoi su-30 5th generation fighter and currently 2nd best fighter jet after f-22.india is 2nd fastest growing nation financially after china and also with growing fighter jets of 5th generation.india have 750+ fighter jets. pakistan have currentlly between 400 to 430 fighter all are old and second hand purchased jets.this is the truth and nothing but truth

what this has to do with this thread ?
 
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i am referring the title. please use your glasses.

So u can't read :
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Pakistan has[B][I] ordered[/I][/B] the United Kingdom to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, the British Embassy said Monday. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month.
 
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Pakistan orders UK! :cheesy: Usually they are requests not orders.

Can u read??!!

"Pakistan has ordered the United Kingdom to withdraw some of its military training teams from the country, the British Embassy said Monday. The demand is likely related to fallout from the covert U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden last month."
 
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