Pakistani authorities establish control over Shamsi airbase

[ The Express Tribune ] 11 Dec

Pakistani authorities took over Shamsi airbase in the Washuk district on Sunday, as American personnel met the deadline for eviction given earlier by the government.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Frontier Constabulary have taken control of the base. The US nationals at the base had earlier removed radars and other sensitive equipment that was present at the base. Sources say that much of the cargo and drones had been shifted to Afghanistan.

An America flag that was previously hoisted at the base was reportedly removed by the CAA authorities.

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U.S. starts to evacuate from Shamsi air base in Pakistan

[via News Xinhua ] 4 Dec

The United States has started evacuation from an air base in Pakistan on Sunday at the order of the Pakistani government to leave the air base before December 11.

The Google image of the base which fist gave an evidence of presence of US UAVs

According to the report, the evacuation kicked off Sunday morning when a U.S. plane arrived at the Shamsi air base to take the U.S. personnel back. They started loading the luggage and equipment when the plane arrived, the reported quoted unidentified sources as saying.

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