LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that drone attacks violate the sovereignty of Pakistan and that the issue will be raised during his visit to the United States, DawnNews reported.
The prime minister spoke to the media after reaching the UK capital while en route to the United States. He said that drone attacks will be discussed when he meets with US President Barack Obama.
Sharif said that Pakistan has raised the issue of drone attacks at the United Nations as well.
The prime minister also said that all political parties are on one platform with regards to having talks with the Pakistani Taliban.
The US State Department said that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Nawaz Sharif before the former leaves on a foreign trip.
The prime minister will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday.
US-Pakistani relations have weathered numerous crises in recent years.
There was a months-long legal battle over a CIA contractor who killed two Pakistanis, in addition to the fallout from bin Laden's killing in the Pakistani military town of Abbottabad in May 2011.
The Pakistani government was outraged that it received no advance warning of the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's compound.
Adding to the mistrust, the US mistakenly killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers in November 2011. Islamabad responded by shutting land supply routes for troops in Afghanistan until it received a US apology seven months later.
Dawn.com
The prime minister spoke to the media after reaching the UK capital while en route to the United States. He said that drone attacks will be discussed when he meets with US President Barack Obama.
Sharif said that Pakistan has raised the issue of drone attacks at the United Nations as well.
The prime minister also said that all political parties are on one platform with regards to having talks with the Pakistani Taliban.
The US State Department said that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Nawaz Sharif before the former leaves on a foreign trip.
The prime minister will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday.
US-Pakistani relations have weathered numerous crises in recent years.
There was a months-long legal battle over a CIA contractor who killed two Pakistanis, in addition to the fallout from bin Laden's killing in the Pakistani military town of Abbottabad in May 2011.
The Pakistani government was outraged that it received no advance warning of the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's compound.
Adding to the mistrust, the US mistakenly killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers in November 2011. Islamabad responded by shutting land supply routes for troops in Afghanistan until it received a US apology seven months later.
Dawn.com
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