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Pakistan military warns US commander on strikes

RAWALPINDI: Repeated United States missile strikes in Pakistan can harm relations between the two countries, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid told a visiting US commander on Monday. “Expressing concern over repeated cross-border missile attacks/firing by coalition and Afghan forces, General Tariq said that our sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected,” an ISPR statement quoted Tariq as telling Acting CENTCOM chief Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey. “Any violation in this regard could be detrimental to bilateral relations,” it added. Majid “also re-emphasised that Pakistan’s armed forces are capable of handling any challenges to our security”, it added. Majid said that it was important to give the political process a chance to reach a ‘real’ solution to terrorism. The statement said that Majid also conveyed reservations against Afghan allegations of Pakistani involvement in the recent bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul. Dempsey also called on COAS General Ashfaq Kayani. sajjad malik

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