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Updated 12 Dec, 2011 06:12pm

Shamsi air base vacated: PM

Prime Minister said that Shamsi air base was under the control of Pakistani forces. Later on, Pakistan military also confirmed that the Shamsi air base was got vacated.
Referring to ISPR, the state television said around 5 p.m. that the last American plane carrying equipment and personnel left Pakistan today and the Pakistan army had taken over the control of the air base.
In reply to a question about Saraiki province, the Prime Minister said that Saraiki province is a long-standing demand of the people and is quite important matter, which cannot be left for the next Parliament. He said that the government would resort to the present Parliament to carve out a Saraiki province.
When he was asked about his statement in which he had said that he would prefer to resign than write a letter to the Swiss government about the NRO and whether it still was his viewpoint, the Prime Minister said that he never said anything to this effect and he was misquoted.
To a question about the killers of Benazir Bhutto not being punished, Gilani said, “I only want to tell you that high profile cases take time. Many murders have been committed in your country and nothing conclusive has happened about them. This matter is sub-judice before the court of law and we must wait for the results.”

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