No decision on fresh offensive: FO
Foreign Office Spokesperson Abdul Basit ruled out a fresh military offensive against Taliban fighters in North Waziristan.
Basit said this in a weekly news briefing in response to a question on whether the US is pressuring Pakistan to move troops into North Waziristan.
He said the decision about operations in the country's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan will be taken by Pakistan alone. The Foreign Office spokesperson further said Pakistan is conducting its operations according to its own plans.
Basit said this in a weekly news briefing in response to a question on whether the US is pressuring Pakistan to move troops into North Waziristan.
He said the decision about operations in the country's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan will be taken by Pakistan alone. The Foreign Office spokesperson further said Pakistan is conducting its operations according to its own plans.