Musharraf signed 9 pacts with US

The Musharraf government had signed at least nine pacts, some of them secret, with the United States in 2002 to give shape to Islamabad`s role in the `war on terror` after the attacks of Sept 11.
The information came to light on Friday when the ministry of defence placed copies of nine pacts before the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), which is deliberating on review of ties with Washington following last month`s Nato attacks on Pakistani positions in Mohmand Agency.
Although the exact nature of the agreements is not known, it is believed that they pertain to intelli-gence sharing, permission to use the country`s airspace and allowing Nato to use Pakistan`s roads and the Karachi port for carrying supplies for troops in Afghanistan.
In its meeting on Dec 8, the committee had asked the Pakistan government to submit the record of all cooperation agreements with the US, whether written or otherwise.It is for the first time that these pacts would be available to parliamentarians for review.
The envoys` conference, whose recommendations would be considered by the PCNS, had asked for reconsidering and annulling a number of agreements reached during the Musharraf era and reducing reliance on the American aid.