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US sends five helicopter to Pak to monitor border with Afghan
Islamabad, July 04: The United States has sent five helicopters and modern surveillance equipment to Pakistan to monitor the infiltration of al Qaeda militants on its border with Afghanistan but delayed the delivery of three fixed wing aircraft.
Islamabad, July 04: The United States has sent five
helicopters and modern surveillance equipment to Pakistan to
monitor the infiltration of al Qaeda militants on its border
with Afghanistan but delayed the delivery of three fixed wing
aircraft.
A huge transport plane of the United States carrying the surveillance equipment landed at the Islamabad international airport yesterday, a report in the local daily 'Dawn' said. "The equipment reached on Wednesday afternoon did not include three fixed-wings planes. These planes would be delivered later" it quoted officials as saying.
The consignment was part of $ 75 million grant given by US to step up monitoring facilities at the Afghan borders as well as to modernise the equipment of the immigration officials at various Pakistani airports to identify fake travel documents. The aircraft and the helicopters were scheduled to arrive last month. But their arrival was delayed due to the recent Indo-Pak tensions.
But despite the delay in the arrival of the planes, Pakistan has decided to set up an air wing under the ministry of interior to step up surveillance on the Afghan border.
While the US will supply equipment for the air wing, manpower including pilots and technicians will be drawn from Pakistan Army who would be imparted training in Quetta under the supervision of the US experts, the report said. The aircraft and the helicopters were scheduled to arrive last month. But their arrival was delayed due to the recent Indo-Pak tensions.
But despite the delay in the arrival of the planes, Pakistan has decided to set up an air wing under the ministry of interior to step up surveillance on the Afghan border.
While the US will supply equipment for the air wing, manpower including pilots and technicians will be drawn from Pakistan Army who would be imparted training in Quetta under the supervision of the US experts, the report said. The proposed air wing would assist frontier constabulary, Balochistan levy and coast guards in keeping a close watch on the borders and check any illegal movement and drug trafficking.
Bureau Report
A huge transport plane of the United States carrying the surveillance equipment landed at the Islamabad international airport yesterday, a report in the local daily 'Dawn' said. "The equipment reached on Wednesday afternoon did not include three fixed-wings planes. These planes would be delivered later" it quoted officials as saying.
The consignment was part of $ 75 million grant given by US to step up monitoring facilities at the Afghan borders as well as to modernise the equipment of the immigration officials at various Pakistani airports to identify fake travel documents. The aircraft and the helicopters were scheduled to arrive last month. But their arrival was delayed due to the recent Indo-Pak tensions.
But despite the delay in the arrival of the planes, Pakistan has decided to set up an air wing under the ministry of interior to step up surveillance on the Afghan border.
While the US will supply equipment for the air wing, manpower including pilots and technicians will be drawn from Pakistan Army who would be imparted training in Quetta under the supervision of the US experts, the report said. The aircraft and the helicopters were scheduled to arrive last month. But their arrival was delayed due to the recent Indo-Pak tensions.
But despite the delay in the arrival of the planes, Pakistan has decided to set up an air wing under the ministry of interior to step up surveillance on the Afghan border.
While the US will supply equipment for the air wing, manpower including pilots and technicians will be drawn from Pakistan Army who would be imparted training in Quetta under the supervision of the US experts, the report said. The proposed air wing would assist frontier constabulary, Balochistan levy and coast guards in keeping a close watch on the borders and check any illegal movement and drug trafficking.
Bureau Report