Pakistan protests against drone attacks

Islamabad: Pakistan has lodged strong protest against the United States drone attacks in northwest tribal area of Pakistan that killed at least six people on Wednesday.

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir recorded strong protest to the US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Minter against today (Wednesday)’s drone strikes in Angoor Adda that at least six people . The US ambassador was also present on the occasion.

Bashir strongly condemned the drone attacks and called it counterproductive against war on terror. He said such kind of attacks strengthen the hands of terrorists.

The foreign secretary also stated that Pakistan reserved its right to defend its sovereignty and that such attacks would not be tolerated.

It is worth mentioning here that the drone strikes were carried out when intelligence dialogue between Pakistan and the US were in progress.

Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence Chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha is in the US to restore intelligence sharing between both the countries that were suspended after Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore on January 27.