Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif Wednesday met US ambassador to Pakistan David Hale to discuss the recent drone attack in Balochistan’s Nushki.
The drone attack that allegedly killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was the first-ever in the province which has long been a ‘red line’ for Pakistan.
Raheel Sharif stated that the drone attack violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territory. He added that the drone strike was detrimental to Pak-US ties and is counter-productive to the ongoing peace process for regional stability, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.
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While the government has long condemned drone strikes, terming them a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, it had already conveyed a set of ‘red lines’ to the US in 2010, specifically mentioning attacks in Balochistan as a no-go area.
Hale called on the Army chief at General Headquarters. The situation arising after the US drone strike in Balochistan came under discussion during the meeting.
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It's not enough from General Rasheel Shareef and Government. Pakistan must take measurements to stop this non-sense of US, no matter what the reason they have. It's Pakistani territory and Pakistan must defend it against any aggressor. Do we need to know who aggressor is and then let it happen when it's Uncle Sam or any one else. We can say that a foreign object has been destroyed by the defenders of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Some has to kill the snakes reared in the back yard.. if pakistan takes care of what is the need of us to fly from other side of the world to take care of it.
World is changing.
What about the Taliban who come from Afghanistan and attack Pakistan? Why doesn't the United States carry out Drone strikes against them?
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