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US Apologizes to Pakistan For Salala Attack

After this if the supply lines are not opened Mrs Clinton and General Allen will look foolish. :D

it will be best ever joke of history of US diplomacy . what if like hindi film tomorrow no truck driver come to port for pick cargo :rofl:
 
US to free $1.1bn coalition support fund for PAKISTAN
July 04, 2012 - Updated 040 PKT
US to free $1.1bn coalition support fund for Pakistan - geo.tv
WASHINGTON: The United States will release about $1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a deal that will see Islamabad lift a blockade on NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday.

The money, from a US "coalition support fund" designed to reimburse Pakistan for the cost of counter-insurgency operations, had been withheld due to tensions between the two countries and Islamabad's closure of the supply routes. (AFP)
 
US to free $1.1bn coalition support fund for PAKISTAN
July 04, 2012 - Updated 040 PKT
US to free $1.1bn coalition support fund for Pakistan - geo.tv
WASHINGTON: The United States will release about $1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a deal that will see Islamabad lift a blockade on NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday.

The money, from a US "coalition support fund" designed to reimburse Pakistan for the cost of counter-insurgency operations, had been withheld due to tensions between the two countries and Islamabad's closure of the supply routes. (AFP)

what abut more money and arms ?:fie:
 
Where are those who were Barking here about the Central route ....And telling us that USA doesn't need this route ?

So why are they apologizing now ? I think congress denied the bill for extra money which they needed for central route.

Those people are called Indians.
 
Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan as Clinton apologizes for friendly-fire incident.


Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
Clinton also apologized for a friendly-fire incident last November in which coalition forces killed 24 Pakistani Army soldiers at a checkpoint.
Clinton's announcement comes as representatives from the two nations discussed the re-opening of ground supply routes into Afghanistan during meetings this past weekend that included Gen. John Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, said a senior U.S. official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the sensitive negotiations.
The talks had been stuck on two key issues -- Pakistan's demand to charge more per container shipped across its border, and Pakistan's demand the United States apologize for the friendly-fire incident last November.
U.S.-Pakistan relations plunged to an all-time low when NATO fighter jets attacked a Pakistani checkpoint near the Afghan border, killing the 24 Pakistani soldiers.
The U.S. government expressed regret over the incident but had not issued a direct apology -- until Clinton's statement Tuesday.
"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," Clinton's statement said. Clinton spoke with Pakistan's foreign minister by phone Tuesday morning, she said.
"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," Clinton said in the statement. "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."
Pakistan, however, agreed not to impose any transit fee with the re-opened routes, Clinton said in a statement.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rubbani Khar told Clinton "that the ground supply lines (GLOC) into Afghanistan are opening," Clinton said in the statement.
"Pakistan will continue not to charge any transit fee in the larger interest of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region," Clinton said. "This is a tangible demonstration of Pakistan's support for a secure, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and our shared objectives in the region."
The action will also help the United States and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force conduct a planned drawdown of troops at a much lower cost, she said. "This is critically important to the men and women who are fighting terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan."
Pakistan closed the supply routes after a NATO airstrike in November killed the 24 Pakistani soldiers near the border with Afghanistan. Clinton said Tuesday she offered her "deepest regrets" to the Pakistani foreign minister for the "tragic incident" in a phone call Tuesday morning.
NATO insisted the airstrike was an accident. President Barack Obama previously had offered condolences but stopped short of apologizing.
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, welcomes the decision to reopen the supply lines "as a demonstration of Pakistan's desire to help secure a brighter future for both Afghanistan and the region at large," the NATO-led force said in a statement.
Per current practice, no lethal equipment will move into Afghanistan on the supply routes, except for equipment for the Afghan National Security Forces, Clinton said Tuesday.
A senior U.S. official had said Monday the United States and Pakistan were "moving closer" to an agreement on the supply routes.
Allen has traveled to Pakistan several times in recent weeks to meet with Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's chief of army staff, the NATO-led force said Tuesday, and continue building "the increasingly important and positive military-to-military relationship between Pakistan and ISAF."
A Pakistani official said the country's Defense Committee of Cabinet, a group of top civilian and military leadership, will meet in the next few days to finalize the deal.
On Monday, the senior U.S. official told CNN that the Pakistani transit payment issue "had been successfully negotiated to a resolution, for all intents and purposes."
There had also been "some movement on our (the U.S.) side to possibly go beyond some of the previous statements" regarding the shooting, the official said, as well as some "flexibility from our Pakistani partners."

Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan as Clinton apologizes for friendly-fire incident - CNN.com
 
Ok.. She apologized :azn:

For the nit picks alone......sleep on it.

But the major stumbling block has been Pakistan’s demand for a formal American apology for the fatal airstrike in November. The Pentagon and the White House have adamantly opposed any additional apology beyond the several expressions of regret and condolences offered by many American officials — a carefully calibrated response during a hard-fought presidential campaign in the United States.

In her statement on Tuesday, Mrs. Clinton again expressed “deepest regrets for the tragic incident” last November and offered the administration’s “sincere condolences to the families of the Pakistani soldiers.” But the clincher for Pakistan seemed to be Mrs. Clinton’s using the word “sorry.”

Damn, the report doesn't even mentions the word SORRY. !! :what:
 
A lot difference and much more expressive than merely saying.....My Condolences.

surely.. among closer friends.. But you live in the UK and am sure are much more well versed in the english language than most Indians and Pakistanis. Read the statement published on the department of state's site and point out the portion that sounds like an apology or even anything that unilaterally accepts the blame for the incident at Salala
 
surely.. among closer friends.. But you live in the UK and am sure are much more well versed in the english language than most Indians and Pakistanis. Read the statement published on the department of state's site and point out the portion that sounds like an apology or even anything that unilaterally accepts the blame for the incident at Salala

Rather than indulging in the war of the words as an internet warrior, why not read into what some highly credible newpapers and media are reporting.
It is the first time any U.S. official has formally apologized for the deaths,

U.S. apology gets Pakistan to reopen Afghan supply lines - World - CBC News
 
Rather than indulging in the war of the words as an internet warrior, why not read into what some highly credible newpapers and media are reporting.


U.S. apology gets Pakistan to reopen Afghan supply lines - World - CBC News

one can interpret it anyways it want, as long as the GLOC's are being opened, U.S should be fine with it as well as pakistan. anways from the department of state press release, they feel sorry for the american military losses. just like they feel sorry for the drone attack deaths. but anyways it's all about making fool of pakistan public, including some of the readers of this forum. it just confirms that all pakistan needs is press glory.

Statement by Secretary Clinton on her Call With Pakistani Foreign Minister Khar
 
Rather than indulging in the war of the words as an internet warrior, why not read into what some highly credible newpapers and media are reporting.

The same papers proclaimed WMD's in Iraq and complicity of Pakistan in terrorism.. Dont believe all that you read in the news papers..

btw, you didnt answer me about the actual text of the statement.. Here.. Let me help a bit :)


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.




And as I said before, it this is a good enough apology for Pakistan, Good for you..... :)
 
Panetta wont be a happy man
he might take it on the tribal gathering like a wedding, funeral or a festival to express his frustration like previous drone strikes
there is nothing to celebrate
hope this war ends soon
 

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