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| Drone strikes threaten sovereignty of country, says Pervaiz Rashid |
| 2013-06-10 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that drone attacks are against the independence and illusory sovereignty of the country. But having the country occupied by foreign Islamists who're conducting a war against the country next door isn't. To a question regarding the strong protest by the government on the latest drone strike, the information minister said in a Pakistain Radio programme that if the former military ruler had allowed the US government to conduct drone strikes inside the country, it was not legal, as he was not a legitimate ruler. "We will have to talk with Americans and inform them of our reservations on these strikes, as the people have strong sentiments against these." He said that political parties, institutions, intelligentsia and the people of Pakistain had become mature now, and they would focus on common issues, inclining terrorism, extremism, energy crisis, shortage of clean water, education, health and other facilities. He said it was pivotal that the opposition "keeps a close check on treasury to enable it to make policies and programmes for the welfare of the common man". |
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