Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday summoned a senior United States diplomat and lodged a protest with the Embassy over drone attacks in North Waziristan Agency.
In a press release issued on Thursday, the Foreign Office informed the US diplomat that drone strikes were unlawful, against international law and a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty.
The senior US official was also given a letter which stated the protest.
According to a spokesperson for the US Embassy, the dialogue process is ongoing between the two countries. The spokesperson acknowledged that the US Embassy had been given a letter protesting the drone attacks.
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