Pakistan strongly condemns the drone strike, national security council meeting to review situation arising out of drone strike in Baluchistan.
By.Asghar Ali Mubarak
Islamabad- Pakistan strongly condemns the drone strike; a meeting of the National Security Council is to be held during the next few days to take stock of the situation arising out of US drone strike in Baluchistan.
This was stated by Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while talking to newsmen in Islamabad.
He said the meeting would be held on return of the Prime Minister from abroad and after consultation with all stakeholders a clear cut point of view would be placed before the nation and the world.
The Interior Minister said irrespective of whom was killed in the attack; Pakistan strongly condemns the drone strike, which constituted violations of Pakistan’s sovereignty, UN Charter and international law. He said the justification being offered by the United States is totally unacceptable. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said DNA tests have been taken and their result would determine whether or not the man killed in the drone attack was Mullah Mansoor.He said today relatives of the persons killed in the attack approached for handing over of the dead body.
The Minister said in the absence of any scientific or legal evidence, the Government of Pakistan was not in a position to confirm as yet whether the killed was Mullah Mansoor.
He said after seven hours of the attack, the United States formally informed Pakistan that Mullah Mansoor was targeted in the drone strike and killed.
