Pak Foreign Office calls on NATO forces to exercise restraint

The Pakistan Foreign Office has called on NATO commanders to exercise restraint in their military operations in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.

Islamabad, June 26 : The Pakistan Foreign Office has called on NATO commanders to exercise restraint in their military operations in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.

Condemning the latest offensive in the area over the weekend, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said: "This incident underscores the need for better coordination, care and restraint by NATO forces, especially when they are operating close to the border. We have protested against this incident and we condemn the killing of civilians."

"Sometimes there may be lack of coordination and such incidents may happen, but we do not want any action by NATO forces on our side of the international border," the Dawn quoted Aslam, as saying.

In response to another query she explained that there was coordination between the Pakistani and NATO forces in the context of the war against terrorism and in terms of pursuing any "undesirable elements" who may want to cross over into Pakistan or vice-versa.

Aslam was non-committal when asked if the resolutions adopted by the National Assembly and the Senate demanding withdrawal of knighthood title from author Salman Rushdie and apology by the British government also represented the government's position.

ANI