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| Further escalating a diplomatic row, Pakistan’s Army says it will fire on US troops and drones that attempt to penetrate Pakistani territory in pursuit of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The heightened tension drew Pentagon officials to Islamabad and Kabul to calm rattled nerves.
“We reserve the right to retaliate for any aggression in self-defense and to protect our territory, civilians and soldiers,” Major Murad Khan, a Pakistani military spokesman said, referring to US attacks on Pakistani soil, according to Bloomberg. The major added that “soldiers have instructions” to stop border violations.
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| The incident came as the top US military commander met Pakistani officials to discuss growing tension over US attacks along the border.
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| an unnamed Pentagon official told the BBC that President George Bush had authorised cross-border attacks by US troops based in Afghanistan.
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| Observers say the attack may be an indication that the Americans have told Pakistan there will be no more ground assaults, but that drone attacks are to continue as before.
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| As Wall Street collapsed with a bang, almost no one noticed that we’re on the brink of war with Pakistan
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 | n Tuesday, the Pakistan’s military ordered its forces along the Afghan border to repulse all future American military incursions into Pakistan. The story has been subsequently downplayed, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mike Mullen, flew to Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, to try to ease tensions. But the fact remains that American forces have and are violating Pakistani sovereignty.
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| Pakistan seeks UK help over border strains with US
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| LONDON: Britain agrees that United States incursions into Pakistan ‘did not help’, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday, as he sought London’s help in a simmering row with Washington.
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