Pakistan on Sunday condemned the US drone strike near Miranshah‚ North Waziristan Agency (NWA).
In a statement‚ a Foreign Office spokesman said that these unilateral strikes were a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Pakistan has repeatedly emphasised the importance of bringing an immediate end to drone strikes.
He said that the government had consistently maintained that drone strikes were counterproductive‚ entail loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights and humanitarian implications. Such strikes also set dangerous precedents in the inter-state relations.
The strikes have a negative impact on the mutual desire of both countries to forge a cordial and cooperative relationship and to ensure peace and stability in the region.
