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FO conveys concerns regarding drone strikes to US Charge d’Affairs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned US Charge d’Affairs Ambassador Richard Hoagland to the Foreign Affairs Ministry to convey the government’s concern regarding drone strikes in its territory.Hoagland was informed that the drone strikes were unlawful, against international law and a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty.
The Charge d’Affairs was told that the Pakistani parliament had emphatically stated that they were unacceptable. Drone strikes represented a clear red-line for Pakistan.
A second and separate demarche was lodged with Ambassador Hoagland on the seizure of unauthorized weapons that were in possession of US diplomats in Peshawar.
He was informed that the carrying of unauthorized weapons by diplomats was un-acceptable and contrary to both Pakistani law and accepted norms of diplomatic conduct.
Courtesy www.geo.tv