Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pakistan committee calls for end to U.S. drone strikes....Again, when will they realise it isn't their descision

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The United States should stop drone strikes inside Pakistani territory and apologize unconditionally for airstrikes last year that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers, a special committee recommended in a report to Pakistan's parliament on Tuesday.

"No overt or covert operations inside Pakistan shall be tolerated," the committee's report said.

Copies of the recommendations for new terms of engagement with the United States were distributed to lawmakers Tuesday. The joint session of parliament to debate the document was adjourned until Monday to allow legislators time to study its conclusions.

Calling on the Pakistani government to ensure that "the principles of an independent foreign policy" are observed, the report said that the United States "must review its footprints in Pakistan." Read More