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US tenders apology on airport incident
US Under Secretary of State for Defence called Pakistan’s Secretary Defence to apologise for the incident.
A file photo of the Dulles Airport in Washington where the military delegation was detained. PHOTO: EPA
The United States on Thursday tendered a formal apology for the mistreatment meted out to Pakistan’s military delegation at a US airport that led to cancellation of official visit.
Sources in the defence ministry told The Express Tribune that Michelle Flournoy, US Under Secretary of State for Defence called Pakistan’s Secretary Defence Lt Gen (retired) Syed Athar Ali to apologise for the incident that had strained relations between the two countries at military level.
An eight-member high-powered military delegation had cancelled an official trip to the US after authorities there humiliated members of the delegation.
The US security officials detained a brigadier at Washington’s Dulles Airport on a complaint by a passenger who said he did not feel safe sharing the flight with the delegation, reports said.
Lt-Gen (retd) Syed Athar Ali expressed serious concern over the incident and emphasised the need for an institutionalised mechanism where such happenings could be averted.
Ms Flournoy assured the secretary defence that all necessary measures will be institutionalised after mutual consultations to avoid recurrence of any untoward incident in the future.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2010.
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Pak govt needs to understand this now that such things don’t happen randomly in US, they test you out as to how low you can go in obliging them. Even if this incident happened by accident, govt needs to make example out of it and MUST detain one of the frequently visiting senior military officers from US at airport. If govt doesn’t have that much courage, at least the should be made to follow every single step of a normal passenger when they land. I am almost sure, no Pakistani delegation will face such ‘unintentional’ accidents
It is simple rule- they will respect you only when you make them respect you, you keep bending you will be taken for granted.Recommend
it’s agood grstureRecommend
Completely agree with SK.Recommend
Pakistan
is a independent state,
it has elected government,armed with nuclear weapons
with brave army fighting with terrorists,
number one front line ally in the war against terror
so deserve a due respect.
You( airport authority)
should respect,but you didn’t,
now have tendered apology ok,acceptable.
make arrangements,avoiding such incident
in the future.Recommend
Yet another scam by the Americans to humiliate Pakistan. I’ve had enough of their rubbish. Will someone stand up and teach those bloody Americans a lesson?Recommend