Pakistan strongly condemns NATO aggression

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Pakistan condemned air strikes by NATO helicopters on Pak check posts which killed 28 soldiers.

26 November,2011 01:12 pm

NATO helicopters struck three posts in Pakistans Mohmand tribal region, bordering Afghanistan, late Friday night and killed 28 soldiers and injured 15 others, sources as said.Foreign Officer Spokesperson, Tehmina Janjua, said that Pakistan is considering blocked of supplies to NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan after the incident. Local media has reported that Pakistani authorities have already suspended supplies.The spokesperson was quoted by local TV channels as describing the NATO strikes as attack on Pakistans sovereignty.She confirmed that Pakistan has formally lodged protest with the U.S. State Department in Washington. Local TV channels reported that Pakistani diplomats in Washington conveyed a formal protest to the U.S. officials and demanded immediate inquiry.The spokesperson said Pakistan has also started its own investigation and is collecting details of the incident, which has sparked widespread condemnation in the country.We will review several options after investigations are completed, she said. Suspension of NATO supplies could be one of the options, she added.Barrister Masood Kausar, Governor of north-western Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province, who is also in-charge of tribal affairs, condemned the NATO strike and said Pakistan will raise the issue at different forms.In a statement he warned that Pakistan could take counter action if NATO carries out attacks on Pakistani posts.Sources said that NATO helicopters entered Pakistani airspace in Mohmand tribal region from Afghanistan and fired at least three border posts, killing 28 soldiers and injuring 15 others. All posts were also destroyed.The strike was widely condemned by Pakistani political leaders and called for halt to NATO supplies.Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned and termed the strike as open terrorism. They called for immediate inquiry into the incident.