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U.S to continue drone attacks in Pakistan: John McCain

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Jan 9, IRNA -- U.S drones strike in the Pakistani tribal regions will continue despite disagreement with Pakistan on the issue, senior American senator John McCain said on Friday.

“We are not in agreement in all the issues, as friends not agreed on all the issues," Senator McCain said at a press conference in Islamabad after meetings with President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.

The U.S Senator said the issue of drone attack was discussed during the meeting with the President and added that there are disagreement between the two countries on the issues.

"Our government has stated that it is one of the many tools we must try to use against the terrorists," Senator McCain said while strongly defending drone strikes.

“Although there are different opinions on drone attacks, there is need to read actual threats to the government, to the people of Pakistan, Afghanistan and US therefore it is necessary to go after the terrorist where ever they are”.

He added that the issue will be discussed with Pakistani leadership and intend to continue to do every thing possible in this regard and not a single innocent person can be injured.

Senator McCain said there has been tremendous improvement in the decision making process involved in the drone attack. He said the US would continue to have some common grounds with Pakistan government on the issue of drone attacks adding "we feel necessary also to protect Americans from the attack of terrorists."

He said although the issue of drone attacks would be continuously discussed between Pakistan and American, but it would not affect the war on terror.

To a question, he said, as head of the Senate Committee he will do his best that independence of freedom of Pakistan, US, Afghanistan and rest of the world could be ensured. He said, "I am confident that we will succeed in partnership with government of Pakistan."

Senator McCain said, "There are elements operating in Pakistan, if allowed to do so, they would go to Afghanistan and kill American and destroy government there."

He said Afghanistan is being used as base for attacking on US and other allies. The U.S senator said there is need to take measures in order to prevent these attacks happen and need to go to the source where these attacks are being planned.

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End News / IRNA / News Code 885185