While condemning the US drone strike by coalition forces near Kurram Agency, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday said that the attack was a breach of Pakistan’s airspace and sovereignty.
“The Senate of Pakistan strongly condemns the US drone strike,” said Rabbani. He said that the Pakistani Senate was sending a strong message to the US. “Pakistan will not allow any breach of its airspace or sovereignty,” said the Senate chairman.
Pakistan had on Wednesday condemned the drone strike conducted by coalition forces near Kurram Agency and called the unilateral action detrimental to the spirit of cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism.
The Foreign Ministry had stated that the strike had targeted an Afghan refugee camp.
According to political administration sources in the area, two people including a commander of the Haqqani Network were killed in the drone strike close to the Orakzai and Kurram Agency border.
