No compromise on state sovereignty: Raza Rabbani

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No compromise on state sovereignty: Raza Rabbani

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Raza Rabbani said that there would be no compromise on sovereignty of the country.

12 April,2012 08:07 pm

While putting recommendations of PCNS in the parliament, he said that there would be no compromise on the national interests as all political parties have expressed their consensus on the issue of national prestige.Revised recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security have been presented in the joint session of the parliament providing for that the sovereignty of Pakistan shall not be compromised.The 14-point recommendations‚ presented by Chairman of the Committee Mian Raza Rabbani in the session on Thursday evening‚ envisage that relationship with the United States should be based on mutual respect for the sovereignty‚ independence and territorial integrity of each other.It says that the US footprint in Pakistan must be reviewed. This would mean an immediate cessation of drone attacks inside Pakistan‚ the cessation of infiltration into Pakistani territory on any pretext‚ including hot pursuit; and Pakistani territory including its air space shall not be used for transportation of arms and ammunition to Afghanistan.He said that attack on Salala check post was diametrically violation of international law and the US should not only seek apology on this issue but the military officers involved in this conspiracy must be brought to justice.He said that no verbal agreements would be made with the US, adding that all the verbal accords with the US made in past have come to an end.Pakistan is determined to exterminate extremism and terrorism in the region but there would be no compromise on atomic assets, he concluded.He said that no airbase in the country would be allowed to be used for transportation of ammunition.