Pak condemns US drone strike
30 July 2013 11:12 PM GMT
Pakistan Monday strongly condemned the latest US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal region which killed at least six people.
The American spy aircraft fired missiles on a compound of suspected militants in Shawal area of North Waziristan, one of Pakistan’s seven tribal regions, late Sunday.
‘These unilateral strikes are a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,’ the foreign ministry said.
A ministry statement said Pakistan had repeatedly emphasized the importance of bringing an immediate end to drone strikes.
‘Pakistan has consistently maintained that drone strikes are counter-productive, entail loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights and humanitarian implications,’ the statement said.
The foreign ministry said the US drone strikes set dangerous precedents in the inter-state relations.
The American spy aircraft fired missiles on a compound of suspected militants in Shawal area of North Waziristan, one of Pakistan’s seven tribal regions, late Sunday.
‘These unilateral strikes are a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,’ the foreign ministry said.
A ministry statement said Pakistan had repeatedly emphasized the importance of bringing an immediate end to drone strikes.
‘Pakistan has consistently maintained that drone strikes are counter-productive, entail loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights and humanitarian implications,’ the statement said.
The foreign ministry said the US drone strikes set dangerous precedents in the inter-state relations.
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