DCC rejects CENCOM findings on NATO attack

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DCC rejects CENCOM findings on NATO attack

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Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) rejected CENTCOM finding on NATO attack on Salala posts.

15 January,2012 04:10 am

Rejecting CENTCOM probe’s report on Salala posts, Defence Committee of the Cabinet Saturday endorsed the report prepared by Pakistani army on the NATO attack carried out on November 26.According to sources the committee that met here in the Prime Minister House under chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani also observed that only regrets on the incident claiming 24 lives of Pakistani soldiers is not sufficient.The committee noted that the GHQ report saying that Pakistani forces were not taken into confidence prior to the attack launched by NATO at the dawn of November 26 and then despite intimidation about the strike on Pakistani posts another attack was carried out is based on facts.The committee also suggested further tough steps as far supply to NATO in Afghanistan is concerned and recommended for approval of more taxes in this connection.The committee was supporting stoppage of drone attacks in Pakistani areas and submitted recommendations on Pak-US relations.The meeting expressed its satisfaction over the 35 recommendations of Parliamentary Committee on National Security.The defence committee demanded apology on part of US and NATO for the sad incident of November 26 besides compensation for the damages and causalities.The NATO attack along Afghan border in November created reaction across Pakistan and Islamabad ordered US to vacate Shamsi base besides blocking NATO supply via Pakistan.Several countries including US vowed to launch impartial probe into the incident. A couple of weeks ago US made its investigation report regarding the NATO attack public and expressed only regrets over the incident but findings of the report were rejected by Pakistan. Pakistan army submitted its own report on the attacks.Sources privy to the committee’s meeting informed that the Pakistani Investigation report would soon be shared with US, NATO and international community.The meeting of Defence Committee of the Cabinet was attended by Senior Minister for Industries and Defence Productions, Minister for Defence, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Interior Minister, Information Minister, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chief of Army Staff, Air Chief, Naval Chief, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Director General of Intelligence Bureau.