Evacuation: Seven aircraft land at Shamsi base
At least seven aircraft landed at Shamsi airbase in Balochistan on Wednesday to airlift personnel and equipment out of Pakistan. According to sources in Washuk district, American officials were likely to vacate the airbase today (Thursday).
“Seven aircraft have landed here since morning,” a local confirmed, adding, “They also set several containers on fire today ... the containers were used by American officials.”
Sources also reported that that some equipment was loaded onto the aircraft. However, drones stood in nearby hangars and an American radar was also visible that had so far not been shifted.
No US official was available to comment on whether American will vacate the airbase on Thursday.
The controversial airbase, located about 300 kilometres south of Quetta, has been used as a key launch pad for drone strikes in Afghanistan and allegedly also for those carried out in Pakistan’s own tribal areas.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2011.
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Tribune should get its facts straight. This base was not used by USA to launch drone strikes in Afghanistan but it was used to launch drone strikes against Pakistan.
This won't stop drone attacks which are launched from Afghanistan. Yet another case of our beloved People's government making a fool of us.
@Noor:
If the base was not in use then what were over hundred Americans & 10 drones doing there??
This base was not only spying over Pakistan but also on Iran......
Time for change has come
This base was already dis-used;
they were carrying their activities from other bases given to them.
To our In Love Ruling Class with US "There is a saying – give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. You often end up “spoon-feeding from US in shape of AID” for country. Eventually, you have no say in the world. Stand on your own feet and change your mentality they way to go man
Very poor English.
Please recheck
Next should/must be Shahbaz Airbase Jacobabad.