08 June 2016

News Story: Pakistan's military, civilian leaders condemn U.S. drone strike

ISLAMABAD, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's top civil and military leadership on Tuesday condemned a recent U.S. drone strike in the country's southwestern Balochistan province and noted with concerns that the act has damaged diplomatic efforts for peace negotiation in Afghanistan.

The leaders met at the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi near Islamabad to review the overall national security situation, the army said.

"The meeting expressed its concern on 21 May U.S. drone strike and agreed that the action was a clear violation of Pakistan's sovereignty, affecting mutual trust, and undermined the spirit of Afghan Peace Process under mutually agreed Quadrilateral framework," said a statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting.

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