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Drone strikes: FO reiterates ‘complete halt’ demand

Foreign ministry spokesperson says we have stated it from this forum many times that drone strikes are unacceptable.

February 10, 2014 Less than a minute read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday reiterated its demand of seeking a “complete halt” in the US drone campaign in the tribal areas a day after American news reports claimed that the Obama administration had decided to drastically reduce the controversial strikes. “We have stated it from this forum many a time that drone strikes are unacceptable,” foreign ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 7^th, 2014.

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