The government reiterated its position that such strikes constitute a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. PHOTO: AFP
The drone strike, targeting Hafiz Gul Bahadur, had killed at least six militants on Sunday morning.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, the government reiterated its position that such strikes constitute a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The foreign office demanded the immediate cessation of such strikes.
The statement is a departure from recent trends when strikes in the immediate aftermath of the Peshawar school attack were not condemned by the foreign office. Further, Monday’s statement did not carry the oft repeated line of how the strikes are counter productive.
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@Jai Sivaramakrishna: Worry about your own Caste ridden, female fetus aborting, dowry burning, North Indian dominated society before commenting on Pakistan, I am a Pukhtun and I count Punjabis, Kashmiris and Urdu Speakers in Family and have Baluchi and Sindhi friends. Pakistan is more integrated and culturally cohesive than India/
After close to 380 drone attacks violating Pakistani sovereignty, all the Punjabi Military dominated Deep State of Pakistan does is make pro-forma protests! Whatever happened to the military hardware that was acquired by wringing dry the civilian population of Pakistan? Are they reserved only for parades?
Please give it a rest.
This is a cheap charade of condemnation for gullible PAK public, and no one is buying this anymore, especially the US and ET readers.
Is it too difficult to shoot down a low and slow flying drone, if PAK feels that drones violate her territorial integrity.
Stop wasting time on these pseudo condemnations against killing of terrorists, and reatlitate for the killing of citizens by India on the eastern front. Pakistan is under attack from foreign and domestic enemies, and not the drones.
What's with this stupid condemnation. What a useless government. Just deal with it and sort out the mess.
Either you are with the Pakistanis or the terrorists. PMLN government continues to choose the latter. US on the other hand is more on the side of the Pakistanis.
The Drone strike are intended against the terrorist not the civilians, Why are the politicians and Govt. protesting ? Or maybe the Govt. is a terrorist sympathizer as their inaction has proved over the years.
Right step in right direction. Good work !
it is first and last nuclear power in world which keep on condemning the foreign attacks and only nuclear power whose security and sovereignity ruined by foreign country and no action taken and no one resigned
Aww geez this must be the millionth condemnation ....
Dear democratic Government. Thank you for condemnation. We really don't expect anything else from. But on the other hand, we really want that you disappoint us by taking some solid steps against the external factors, who are using our own people against this beloved country. I hope my encouragement in favor of your words of condemnation, reaches the assemblies of Pakistan. And you really disappoint me, by taking bold steps, in favor of Islam & Pakistan.