[DAWN] Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said Pak military leadership was 'unaware' of the United States (US) drone attack in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
which killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour, but also rejected the possibility of an intelligence failure in this regard.
"Pakistain does not have the technological means to detect drones," the special assistant argued in an interview with DawnNews on Friday.
"There are certain domestic and international elements involved," he claimed, "But some matters cannot be disclosed."
"Pakistain may protest against drone strikes, but cannot strike back decisively... Such attacks will never be permitted in Pakistain," he said.
Fatemi was of the opinion that US drone policy would adversely affect the western power in addition to negatively affecting the region where they are carried out.
When asked why aid is sought from the US despite its violations of Pakistain's territorial illusory sovereignty, Fatemi replied: "Ideally, it is our goal to not seek any aid from them, but Pakistain’s economic conditions make it so. We do not actively seek aid from anyone."
Regarding the American demand to act against the Haqqani Network, Fatemi adamantly emphasised that Pakistain is already "in action" against various terrorist groups, including the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
"We are trying to keep dialogue and negotiations going with the [Afghan] Taliban."
"Negotiations with the Taliban have reached a rather unique junction. Our agencies will contact the new leadership. Whatever decisions and progress we had made in the QCG is now nil, thanks to the drone strike."
Fatemi also revealed that Pakistain is not the only country in contact with the Taliban, as "talks are the only way forward".
"Pakistain alone cannot bring peace to Afghanistan, it is a collective international responsibility," he said.