Washington should respect Pakistan's sovereignty, ex-PM Nawaz Sharif said after meeting with the defeated US Presidential Candidate Johan McCain. "The repeated US air strikes into our territory are tantamount to waging a war against 160 million population of Pakistan", Sharif told a press conference on Saturday, a Press TV correspondent reported. He said the use of force was not the solution to root out the menace of terrorism, adding, the US should respect Pakistan's territorial sanctity.
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He said that government should adopt a clear cut policy, towards US-led war on terror, "a policy which represents the sentiments and wishes of Pakistani nation".
The US drone attacks have become an extremely sensitive issue in Pakistan where anti-American sentiment is rising. Islamabad has repeatedly protested against the attacks and has called for a halt to the raids. More than 400 people - among them civilians as well as suspected militants - have been killed in the attacks in the tribal belt.