The Last Sortie

摘要

The last of the US armed forces engaged in the relief effort in the wake of the deadly earthquake that struck Pakistan on October 8, 2005, will be departing on March 31st. The United States had responded promptly and swiftly in our hour of distress and need by establishing a Combined Disaster Relief Centre within 24 hours of the catastrophe. The arrival of NATO troops for lending a similar helping hand had, too, invoked unsavoury remarks bordering apprehensions from some political corners that they were here for good and would take over the AJK for establishing a permanent base there.