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Foreign Ministry's warning follows recent US accusations against Islamabad of harboring militants fighting in Afghanistan
Pakistan on Thursday said it would duly respond to any U.S drone strike on its soil.
"Pakistan army has made it clear that any [U.S] drone strike will be responded accordingly," Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dr Muhammad Faisal said during a weekly press briefing in capital Islamabad while responding to a question.
The rare reaction follows recent statements from top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, accusing Islamabad of "playing a double-game" and providing safe havens to militants fighting in war-torn Afghanistan.
Drone strikes have been a frequent tactic by the U.S forces since 2004 to target suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, mainly North and South Waziristan, which border Afghanistan.
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistan-to-act-accordingly-against-us-drone-strike/1022631
Pakistan on Thursday said it would duly respond to any U.S drone strike on its soil.
"Pakistan army has made it clear that any [U.S] drone strike will be responded accordingly," Foreign Ministry spokesman, Dr Muhammad Faisal said during a weekly press briefing in capital Islamabad while responding to a question.
The rare reaction follows recent statements from top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, accusing Islamabad of "playing a double-game" and providing safe havens to militants fighting in war-torn Afghanistan.
Drone strikes have been a frequent tactic by the U.S forces since 2004 to target suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, mainly North and South Waziristan, which border Afghanistan.
http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistan-to-act-accordingly-against-us-drone-strike/1022631