NATO apologizes for strikes inside Pakistan: Gilani

  NATO apologizes for strikes inside Pakistan: Gilani
Updated on

Summary

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza said that NATO has apologized over strikes inside Pakistan and the government will use other options if the NATO forces didnt stop striking inside countrys territory. Answering the point of objection in the National Assembly, the PM said that strikes inside Pakistan was violation of its sovereignty which would not be tolerated. The PM told the House that he had conveyed concern over the recent increase in US drone attacks and NATO helicopter strikes inside Pakistan to Senator John Kerry. He also informed Kerry about the unanimous condemnation of the attacks by the Pakistan parliament. The PM also said that he was unaware about issuance of any secret amendment in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance. He said the NAB was subordinated to the PM but I made it subordinate to Ministry of Law and Farooq Naek was the Law Minister. He said that the government will present Accountability Bill in the Parliament. He said that Musharraf called me when he appointed Salman Taseer as Governor of Punjab. He said that the government didnt want Musharraf-like consultation with Opposition Leader Ch. Nisar.
Browse Topics