The decision came after the assistant secretary for defence from the United States claimed that Pakistan had allowed the US to use its airspace and ground routes as part of its counterterrorism operations in neighbouring Afghanistan.
But the spokesperson of Pakistan's foreign office, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, on Monday denied the claims stating that “there is no US military or airbase in Pakistan, nor is any such proposal envisaged. Any speculation on this account is baseless and irresponsible and should be avoided.”
Pakistan and the US currently have an essential structure of cooperation in terms of ground and airlines of communications since 2001, but “no new agreement has been made in this regard,” Mr Chaudhri stated.
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