over Bannu attack. It was her third visit in as many months.
Pakistan summoned US Ambassador Anne W Patterson to the Foreign Office on Thursday and lodged a protest against Wednesday’s drone strike in Bannu, a settled area of the NWFP.
“A strong protest was lodged by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on the two missiles fired by US drones on a residential compound in Bannu district,” Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said at his weekly briefing.
Calling for an immediate halt to drone strikes, the foreign secretary told the ambassador that such attacks violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The spokesman referred to what he called ‘doublespeak’ and said there appeared to be an institutional disconnect in the US. Besides, its European allies also differed on these attacks.
The ambassador, who was called to the Foreign Office for the third time in a few months, said she would convey Islamabad’s concerns to Washington.
Funny, Washington is claiming that the US and Pakistan share drone data according to General David McKiernan. So, what's the big deal?
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