Pakistan allows overflight to US military to support presence in Afghan: Pentagon official

Pakistan allows the US military to have overflight and access to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told lawmakers.

Pakistan has allowed the US military to have overflight and access to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told lawmakers. Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs David F Helvey also told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday that the US will continue its conversation with Pakistan due to the important role it has played to support the peace process in the neighbouring war-torn country. Helvey said that Pakistan has allowed the US to have overflight and access to be able to support its military presence in Afghanistan.