PM Gilani Refuses To Rule Out Closure of Pakistani Airspace to US

In an interview with the BBC, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there is a “credibility gap” between Pakistan and United States. He said that International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) supply routes may remain closed for several weeks.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has refused to rule out that Pakistan may block the use of its airspace by the United States & NATO forces.

Pakistan Military Review has already published an article on the topic. Will Pakistan Block Use of Its Air Space for Over-Flights Into Afghanistan

Pakistani federal government has closed the ISAF supply containers and asked the United States to vacate Shamsi airbase fter the NATO attack on its security posts which killed 24 Pakistani troops.  Prime Minister refused to rule out blockage of the Pakistani airspace to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

PM Gilani has said that any future attack on Pakistan will be met with a ‘detrimental response and democratic government would not allow a similar attack on the country’s sovereignty and any attempt in future will definitely meet the detrimental response.”