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| 500 Pak troops to leave for Iraq next week |
| 2004-03-28 |
| A first contingent of the Pakistan troops will leave for Iraq next week from the Karachi port, sources disclosed to The News here on Saturday. "The first contingent of the Pakistan Navy consisting of 500 troops will leave for Iraq in the last week of March," said the source requesting anonymity. "Most of the troops will be taken from navy," he added. According to the source, the Pakistani contingent would not take part in the combat missions and would take part only in relief activities and patrolling within the Iraqi sea limits. He said some doctors might also be included in the contingent for medical relief operations. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #9 Damn right, got to get the economy back up and running. The Pakies know what the going rates are. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-03-28 6:04:27 PM |
| #8 LOL. Lucky is living proof that realists can be funny. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-28 4:45:45 PM |
| #7 Carl is right. Put the Paks to guard the smugling routes. They're good at being bribed, know all the little ins and outs. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-03-28 12:55:25 PM |
| #6 OS: With all due respect I believe the Pak Navy is mainly aimed at surviving a minor encounter with the the Indian Fleet. I'd give the Pak Navy about 96 hours of life in a serious renewal of the border war. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-28 12:01:01 PM |
| #5 They have a navy because they have a large warm-water port, and next door neighbor India has a good sized regionally-capable Navy. The Pak Navy is aimed at India (and slightly at Iran as well). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-03-28 11:22:30 AM |
| #4 Evert: Somebody has to man all those dhows that are smuggling Al-Q back and forth to Arabia... |
| Posted by: Carl in NH 2004-03-28 8:43:58 AM |
| #3 I cant for the life of me figure out what possible use the pak's could have for a naval infantry division. And I agree Shipman, we need to keep a keen eye on them. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser in NL 2004-03-28 8:37:27 AM |
| #2 I not certain I want the Paks on our supply line. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-03-28 8:03:25 AM |
| #1 Thats Naval Infantry (not to be confused with our Marines) deploying for the Paks. The Iraqi Navy has a battalion of Naval Infantry that needs training in patrolling the coast and in boarding. This would free up US and Brit forces in the area, allowing the troops to be deployed inland. Nice coincidence. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-03-28 2:27:15 AM |