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Originally Posted by Srirangan
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Sri,
First we have Pakistan say that then we have Robert Gates saying this which would imply the Pakistani’s have nothing to clarify having been in the know all along
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……. Gates also said that U.S. forces who have been launching artillery rounds over the border into Pakistan to target the Taliban have been coordinating with the Pakistanis. He said he did not know if Musharraf approved the cross-border fire, but doubted that he would do so personally. ………..
CBS
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Odd comment from Robert Gates though that he did not know if General President Musharraf approved the cross border fire.
I would have thought any decision to permit your own territory being shelled from across a border would require clearance from the very pinnacle of the totem pole, if not for every instance than most certainly for approving the overall concept.
Or is Robert Gates pulling a fast one and the truth is closer to what the Pakistani army’s top spokesman Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan had to say in the Daily Times article posted by you :
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……. The Pakistani army’s top spokesman said coalition forces operating in Afghanistan are not allowed to fire into Pakistani territory but acknowledged that artillery fire from the coalition had landed inside Pakistan in recent days. Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan also said Pakistan would seek clarification over the US military statement. “There is a clear understanding between us and the coalition authority about respecting the sanctity of international border,” Sultan said. “And Pakistan would not allow any coalition forces to violate the international border.” “In case of any target inside Pakistani territory, the intelligence would be passed on to us and we would take action,” he added. …….
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