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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Cut in military personnel in Pakistan complete: USISLAMABAD: The United States has reduced the number of its personnel in Pakistan following the request of Pakistani government, a US defence official said on Friday.
Chief of the Office of the Defence Representative-Pakistan Vice Adm Michael LeFever said, “We recently received a written request from the government of Pakistan to reduce the number of US military personnel here, and we have nearly completed that reduction,” he said according to a US embassy statement issued here.
LeFever mentioned that the US military personnel in Pakistan include trainers who work with Pakistani security forces. “We’ve been honoured to partner with the Pakistan military and we believe our service members here provide excellent support to Pakistan’s military,” he said. A senior Pakistani military official said earlier this week that Pakistan Army has sent home 90 US military personnel. agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk