US's ill will - No action taken against Salala Incident

Official says US military not planning to discipline any of its forces over the November 26 Nato attack.

WASHINGTON: The US military is not planning to discipline any of its forces over a cross-border skirmish last year that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead and plunged Washington-Islamabad ties to their lowest point in years, a US military official said on Saturday.

A US military investigation last year had already exonerated American troops operating in Afghanistan from inappropriate use of force against the Pakistani forces – even as the US military acknowledged some of the blame in the incident.

That concocted investigation concluded that American troops, given what information they had available to them at the time, acted in self-defense and with appropriate force after being fired on by the Pakistanis just across the border.

The US military official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, did not offer further details about the subsequent decision not to discipline US forces.

Pakistan shut off ground supply lines to the US-led Nato mission in Afghanistan on November 26 over the incident.

The United States expressed regret for the loss of life, but the US military investigation blamed Pakistani soldiers for firing first at Natoforces as they prepared for a mission in the remote corner of eastern Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s military roundly rejected the US findings, saying that apportioning any blame on Pakistani forces was “unjustified and unacceptable”.

The deliberate provocation from US against Pakistan Army is the representation of their ill will against our Army who is the most proficient organized body of Pakistan.

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Special Package of Pakistan Navy for Baloch Youngsters to become Officers

Islamabad - (APP) : The Pakistan Navy (PN) has introduced a special selection and recruitment package for the youngsters of Balochistan, aimed at giving them a fair chance to serve the nation along with the rest of the country’s youth.

• A naval selection and recruitment centre established at Gwadar is an extension of this package.
• Apart from recruiting in sailors’ cadre, a considerable induction is also being made in the officers’ category.
• The PN has also re-introduced the N-Cadet scheme in Balochistan, whereby students would be admitted in selected cadet colleges for a period of five years. Later, these students would be given an option to join the Pakistan Navy.
• An unprecedented concession package has also been introduced for the people of Balochistan, wherein officers would be inducted in Short Service Commission without undergoing the Inter-Services Selection Board.
• They would also be given special relaxation in the standard academic and age criteria.
• In Gwadar, Turbat, Pasni and Ormara, recruitment of Baloch youth is also being carried out through mobile selection teams.
• In efforts to promote education in Balochistan, the Pakistan Navy is extending free education facility to a large number of students through Bahria Model Schools at Gwadar and Ormara. In addition, various government schools are being run under the patronage of Pakistan Navy where provision of teachers, free books and furniture is ensured.
• A model school upto the intermediate level is also currently under construction at Ormara. Not only that but a mega project of constructing a cadet college at Ormara is also being undertaken.
• The Pakistan Navy has undertaken various projects for the welfare and progress of local populace in the province.

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