Pak has given US overflight access: Pentagon official

Pakistan has given United States military overflight and to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has said. Assistant secretary of defence for Indopacific affairs David F Helvey told members of the Senate armed services committee on Friday that the US will continue talks with Pakistan due to the important role it has played to support the peace process in the neighbouring war-torn country. WASHINGTON: