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Pakistan says US conducts unauthorized operations

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, May 5, IRNA -- The Pakistani parliament was told on Thursday that the US had conducted unauthorized and direct operations to kill Osama bin Laden and the country’s leadership, civil as well as military, had no prior knowledge of these particular operations.

'We have officially expressed our deep concern and reservations on the manner in which the government of the United States carried out this operation without prior information or authorization of the Government of Pakistan,' the Information Minister Dr Firdus Ashiq Awan told the National Assembly, Lower House of the parliament.

'We have also officially stated that this event of unauthorized unilateral action cannot be taken as a rule. Nor could such an event serve as a future precedent by any state, including the United States,' she said in a policy statement.

She said that such unilateral actions could undermine cooperation and may also some time, constitute a threat to international peace and security, adding that any actions contrary to their aspirations, therefore, run against the very basis on which the edifice of national defence and security is based.

She also termed as absolutely false and incorrect reports that the US helicopters took off from Ghazi airbase near Abbotabad, saying ‘neither any base or facility inside Pakistan was used by the US forces, nor Pakistan Army provided any operational or logistic assistance to these operations, conducted by the US forces.

She said that the US helicopters entered Pakistani airspace making use of blind spots in the radar coverage due to hilly terrain. 'US helicopters undetected flight into Pakistan was also facilitated by the mountainous terrain, efficacious use of latest technology and “nap of the earth” flying techniques. It may not be realistic to draw an analogy between this undefended civilian area and some military/security installations, which have elaborate local defence arrangements.'

The Information Minister said that on receipt of information regarding the incident, Pakistan Air Force scrambled its jets within minutes. 'This has been corroborated by the White House Advisor, Mr. John Brennan, who, while replying to a question, said; 'We didn’t contact the Pakistanis until after all of our people, all of our aircraft were out of Pakistani airspace.'

She added that most of the successes achieved by the US and some other friendly countries have been the result of effective intelligence cooperation and extremely useful military support by Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan and its security forces have resolved to continue their fight against terrorism till people of Pakistan can live in peace and security.

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Islamic Republic News Agency/IRNA NewsCode: 30373330