US Ambassador conveyed
concerns over Drone Strikes
Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US
Ambassador to Pakistan to register
concerns on the recent drone attack. Foreign Spokesman Aizaz Ahmed
Chaudhry in a statement said, “The US Ambassador was called to the Foreign
Office by the Foreign Secretary to register our protest over the recent drone
attacks.” He said Pakistan made its
position clear that drone strikes constituted a violation of Pakistan’s
sovereignty, vocative of international humanitarian laws, besides being
counter-productive to Pakistan’s efforts to bring peace and stability in
Pakistan and the region.
Foreign Spokesman said, “In accordance
with our publicly stated, consistent policy, Pakistan has condemned drone strikes
whenever they have taken place, including the two recent drone attacks that
took place on Thursday and Friday. He said, “The Government of Pakistan has
been raising its concern over the drone strikes with the US Administration and
at the United Nations.” He said the Prime Minister during his recent visit to
the US had raised the issue with President Obama and other senior US leaders.
He said the latest drone strike will have a negative impact on the Government’s
initiative to undertake a dialogue with the TTP. The Government, he said, however, is determined to continue with these
efforts to engage with the TTP, to bring an end to the ongoing violence and
make them a part of mainstream politics within the parameters of constitution.
He said, “It has also been decided to instruct our Ambassadors in the Capitals
of the P-5 member states to call at an appropriate level to brief the host
Governments on our concerns, with specific reference to the setback caused to
the Government’s peace process initiative by the latest drone attack.”
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