Islamabad: Pakistan army has made it clear to the CIA chief Leon Panetta who arrived in the country on Friday on an unannounced visit, that no American troops would be allowed on the ground, news agencies reported.
A media report quoting a Pakistani military official said though Panetta expressed concerns over the reduction of trainers and operatives Pakistan’s military establishment told him very clearly ‘no boots on our soil is acceptable’,”
Panetta met army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Director General (DG) ISI Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha.
The Pakistani military released a statement saying: “Both sides discussed the framework for future intelligence sharing.”
The US embassy said in a statement issued here on Friday, reduction of troops form Pakistan had been completed.
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