Drone attacks: U.S. has to respect Pakistan's red lines, says Raza Rabbani

Islamabad, May 3 (ANI): Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the National Security (PCNS) Raza Rabbani said drone strikes were a violation of Pakistan's sovereignt. He said the U.S. would have to respect Pakistan's sovereignty and the drone attacks have to be stopped.

"The U.S. (administration) has 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," The Express Tribune quoted Rabbani, as saying.

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.

"We have also convened a meeting next week. We have also summoned the Foreign Office officials for a briefing on the recent dialogue with US ambassador Marc Grossman and what steps they had agreed to implement the parliamentary recommendations," he added.

"We have made abundantly clear that Pakistan considers drone attacks a violation of our sovereignty," he asserted.

"Drone attacks are not only a violation of our sovereignty but also a violation of the charter of the United Nations (UN). The U.S. should read the UN report on drones. If they have red lines, the US will also have to respect our red lines," he maintained. (ANI)