Drone attacks: US has to respect Pakistan's red lines, says Raza Rabbani

[The Northerner]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the National Security (PCNS) Raza Rabbani on Wednesday made it clear that the drone strikes, despite remarks of some senior US officials, were a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty, and had to stop.

Speaking on a point of order during the Senate proceedings, Rabbani took an exception to a statement by some US officials who had tried to validate drone strikes under the international law. He said that the US would have to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and the drone attacks have to be stopped.

“The US [administration] is giving lip service to respecting sovereignty of Pakistan. They have failed to honour the voice of our parliamentary resolution which was passed unanimously. This [resolution] is the will of our people as the Parliament represents the people of Pakistan,” Rabbani complained.

He said that when a drone attack was carried out inside Pakistani territory after the parliamentary recommendations were finalised, he had summoned a special meeting of the PCNS and condemned the attack.

Read more: http://tribune.com.pk/story/373286/drone-attacks-us-has-to-respect-pakistans-red-lines-says-raza-rabbani/


I bet that the same would be mentioned by US politicians and protesters in this country if a foreign country sent its military or military equipment into our country and began a multi-year campaign of drone terror which resulted, and continues to result, in the deaths of numerous civilians and suspects without trial.

[msanthrope]

1. Saber-rattling by the guy who just got 1.8 billion from us a few weeks ago....

Mian, Mian...if you were really pissed, you'd give the CSF money back.

But you won't.

Tell us again how Mr. Bin Laden was living in your country?

[RC]

2. So you support the senseless killing of indecent people in the name of terror?

How many new terrorists do we make for each one we supposedly kill?

[msanthrope]

4. "So you support the senseless killing of indecent people in the name of terror?"

No, I generally like indecent people.

[RC]

6. Well, I knew what I meant before I ran it through the spell check.

That wasn't quite it. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

[sudopod]

3. Hey, buddy, we paid for that hunting license!

[PoliticAverse]

5. And what will they do if they don't stop? n/t