The Pakistani military reported yesterday that two NATO helicopters violated its airspace on the border with Afghanistan. The incident, which comes at a moment of tension between Islamabad and Washington, left two soldiers wounded and led to a "strong protest" of the military. Following the U.S. operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan's parliament has asked the government not to tolerate another raid and that they occur, remove the permit transit of NATO supplies.
"The troops in the post fired at the helicopter and as a result of gunfire, two of our soldiers were wounded," said the statement released by the Army. The military has also requested a joint meeting with his NATO counterparts to discuss the matter. A Western military spokesman in Kabul quoted admitted that two NATO helicopters had responded after coming under fire from the Pakistani side.
The source declined to say whether the aircraft were within Afghan airspace or had crossed the border. The incident took place in North Waziristan, a Pakistani tribal regions bordering Afghanistan where it is suspected that many refugees are members of Al Qaeda under the protection of the Haqqani clan.
Pakistan has so far been reluctant to intervene against that group operating against the NATO forces deployed across the demarcation. It is not the first time that Islamabad complains about a case of this type. Last September, the helicopters crossed the border in pursuit of a Taliban killed two Pakistani soldiers and wounded four others.
Pakistan closed for a few days the route to supply troops in Afghanistan. In this case the sensitivity is to the surface. The Pakistani military have felt humiliated because Americans do not ask participants in Operation Geronimo. This attitude has spread a shadow of suspicion about their sincerity in finding a leader of al Qaeda.
In addition they have made clear to his countrymen who are now wondering whether it is justified the huge budget spent on its military. During the 48 hours after the raid, Pakistan suspended their cooperation with the U.S. military on the border of Afghanistan. The chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, also decided to reduce U.S.
military personnel in Pakistan to a bare minimum. Although neither party has given such data, local media said the number of U.S. military advisers has gone from 375 to 40 and most of them have already left the country. Meanwhile, in what seems an effort to demonstrate its reliability as an ally, the Pakistan Army announced yesterday the arrest in Karachi of one of the twenty members of the leadership of Al Qaeda.
This is the Yemeni Qasim Muhammad Yaqub Ali, alias Abu Sohaib to Makki, who the military statement "has been working directly under the orders of the leaders of Al Qaeda in the Afghan-Pakistani border." 
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"The troops in the post fired at the helicopter and as a result of gunfire, two of our soldiers were wounded," said the statement released by the Army. The military has also requested a joint meeting with his NATO counterparts to discuss the matter. A Western military spokesman in Kabul quoted admitted that two NATO helicopters had responded after coming under fire from the Pakistani side.
The source declined to say whether the aircraft were within Afghan airspace or had crossed the border. The incident took place in North Waziristan, a Pakistani tribal regions bordering Afghanistan where it is suspected that many refugees are members of Al Qaeda under the protection of the Haqqani clan.
Pakistan has so far been reluctant to intervene against that group operating against the NATO forces deployed across the demarcation. It is not the first time that Islamabad complains about a case of this type. Last September, the helicopters crossed the border in pursuit of a Taliban killed two Pakistani soldiers and wounded four others.
Pakistan closed for a few days the route to supply troops in Afghanistan. In this case the sensitivity is to the surface. The Pakistani military have felt humiliated because Americans do not ask participants in Operation Geronimo. This attitude has spread a shadow of suspicion about their sincerity in finding a leader of al Qaeda.
In addition they have made clear to his countrymen who are now wondering whether it is justified the huge budget spent on its military. During the 48 hours after the raid, Pakistan suspended their cooperation with the U.S. military on the border of Afghanistan. The chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, also decided to reduce U.S.
military personnel in Pakistan to a bare minimum. Although neither party has given such data, local media said the number of U.S. military advisers has gone from 375 to 40 and most of them have already left the country. Meanwhile, in what seems an effort to demonstrate its reliability as an ally, the Pakistan Army announced yesterday the arrest in Karachi of one of the twenty members of the leadership of Al Qaeda.
This is the Yemeni Qasim Muhammad Yaqub Ali, alias Abu Sohaib to Makki, who the military statement "has been working directly under the orders of the leaders of Al Qaeda in the Afghan-Pakistani border."
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