Pakistan condemns US drone strike in NWA

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today also condemned a United States (US) drone strike in the Lawara Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on 06 August 2015 which resulted in a number of casualties.

A statement issued by Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah condemned such strikes terming them a ‘disregard of our territorial sovereignty and international law’.

While reiterating Pakistan’s call for cessation of such strikes, the statement says that these events also generate distrust among the local populace.