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U.S. Pushing Pakistan To Lease Land For Bases
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Islam Online

NEW DELHI -- Source
The U.S. is pushing Pakistan to lease around 20,000 acres to set up military bases, a no fly zone area, and related facilities for its ground troops and other servicemen in Baluchistan for a period of ten years, reports said Monday.

Pakistani daily newspaper, The Nation, quoted unnamed official sources saying that the area the U.S. wants to lease is located between Dalbadin and Pasni and offers easy access to sea resources.

With the demand for leasing of the land is also included the provision of diplomatic immunity to U.S. military servicemen who are to be housed at proposed military bases. The possible acceptance of the demand would immune U.S. military men from the application of law of Pakistan, sources explained.

The land proposed for lease is expected to house large military infrastructure of U.S. forces including independent air bases and accommodation of ground troops to monitor the region.
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