Pakistan on
Thursday called again for an apology for a U.S. cross-border strike that killed
two dozen of its soldiers last year before it considers reopening supply routes
to foreign troops in Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister
Hina Rabbani Khar, speaking to reporters in the Afghan capital Kabul, also
rejected reports that Pakistan was haggling with the United States over
transportation fees for the supplies.
"Pakistan still
wants an unconditional apology and the reassurance that the Salala type of
incident does not happen again," she said, referring to the border area where
the incident took place. Chicago Tribune
At least 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a U.S. airstrike in
northwest of the country on November 26. The incident provoked a sharp rise in
tensions between the two countries. Pakistan responded to the deadly U.S. attack
with a series of diplomatic measures. Reuters Pakistan shut down NATO supply routes into Afghanistan - used for
sending in nearly half of the alliance's land shipments - in retaliation for the
November airstrike. Reuters U.S. drone
strikes have killed as many as 2,800 civilians in northwestern Pakistan over the
past seven years, according to Shahzad Akbar, Pakistani attorney and director of
the Foundation for Fundamental Rights -- an organization that has investigated
the U.S. drone operations in Pakistan.
unpromisedone.blogspot.com The Pakistani
government and parliament have repeatedly asked the U.S. to stop the drone
strikes. Many Pakistanis view the U.S. drone campaign as an affront to their
sovereignty, and the Pakistani parliament and government have called for an end
to the drone strikes. CTV
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