ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal hasrefuted the version given by the US Embassy in Islamabad over the latest USdrone strike that hit the Afghan Refugees camp along the PakistanAfghanistan border.
Foreign Office Spokesperson said on Thursday that Pakistan sticks to itsstance that the recent US drone strike targeted an Afghan refugee camp nearKurram Agency.
Earlier today, a statement by the US Embassy denied Pakistan’s claim thatthe drone strike struck an Afghan refugee camp.
According to the embassy’s spokesperson, “The claim in an MFA [Ministry ofForeign Affairs] statement yesterday that US forces struck an Afghanrefugee camp in Kurram Agency yesterday is false.”
Pakistan had on Wednesday condemned the drone strike conducted by coalitionforces near Kurram Agency and called the unilateral action detrimental tothe spirit of cooperation between the two countries in the fight againstterrorism.
The Foreign Ministry had stated that the strike had targeted an Afghanrefugee camp.[image: an image]
According to political administration sources in the area, two peopleincluding a commander of the Haqqani Network were killed in the dronestrike close to the Orakzai and Kurram Agency border.
During his weekly press briefing, Faisal informed that the United NationsSecurity Council sanctions’ monitoring team is in Islamabad, adding thatthe team was briefed on Pakistan’s efforts regarding banned persons andorganisations.
Talking about India’s frequent cross-border firing, Dr Faisal said theworld should force India to cease human rights violations in occupiedKashmir.
India conducted 1,970 ceasefire violations last year, he informed.