Pakistan, US still have reservations on drone attacks: FO

By Hadi Aziz Jul 5th, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Moazzam Ali Khan on Wednesday said that the Pakistan’s foreign office played an important role in the negotiations on Nato supplies between Pakistan and United States.

Giving a press briefing, the spokesman said that the negotiations were carried out at the house of Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.

“Nato supply was restored in accordance with the recommendations of the parliament,” he said adding that the US had to pay Pakistan more than $2 billion in terms of Coalition Support Fund (CSF).

The spokesman said that Pakistan raised the issue of drone attacks in the recent negotiations and there were still reservations among the two countries on the issue of drone attacks.

“It is not necessary for Pakistan to accept the US stance on drone attacks,” he said.

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seven-month long stand-off are very clear. The major lesson is that it is not
possible even for a super power, to browbeat Pakistan notwithstanding its
fragile economy, tainted leadership, political and ethnic polarization and
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defense machine and these institutions are a sufficient pre-requisite for
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and played its role in the efforts to bring peace in the region. Despite all
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