ANP condemns NATO violation of Pakistan airspace

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NATO violated Pakistan airspace in Balochistan: ANP

By Shehzad Balcoh

Published: October 17, 2011

QUETTA: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday informed the Balochistan Assembly that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces had violated Pakistani airspace in Qila Abdullah, a district that shares the border with Afghanistan.

ANP Parliamentary Leader, Provincial Minister Zamurk Khan raised the issue on a point of order during a Balochistan Assembly session on Monday. Deputy Speaker Matiullah Agha was chairing the session.

Khan said Nato forces had violated Pakistani airspace by making a 20 minute low flight in the area two days back.

The party demanded that the federal government raise the issue with Nato officials and the United States (US).

“This is creating fear and panic among the people living in the bordering district,” Khan told the house. “The people are assuming these airspace violations as an indication from Nato forces that they will soon launch an airstrike in our district.”

He said the government should take notice of this violation and prevent the US from infringing the sovereignty of Pakistan.

The ANP condemned the violation and demanded immediate action.

Leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F) also expressed their concern over the presence of Americans in the region and said peace could not be restored until they were driven out from the region.

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They are terrorizing Pakhtuns.

People feel terror and worry that they may be killed in a NATO operation.

This would have very negative psychological effects especially on females well aware of the victims of NATO bombings elsewhere.

The nationalists (ANP) and the religious conservatives (JUI) have both condemned this action.

1 million people need to be ready to go and protest outside the American embassy in Islamabad if the US announces an operation in FATA.