Pakistan Repeats Condemnation of Drone Strikes
Pakistan has repeated its condemnation of U.S. drone strikes a day after President Barack Obama for the first time publicly acknowledged the use of such attacks against militants in Pakistan.
Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told VOA on Tuesday that the U.S. missiles strikes are a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty. He called the attacks illegal, counterproductive and unacceptable.
Obama confirmed during an online town hall discussion Monday that drones have been used to target al-Qaida and its affiliates. He said many of the attacks have been in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
The president defended the operations, which have greatly increased during his administration, saying they are used for "very precise, precision strikes" in the fight against al-Qaida.
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