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No ‘secret’ US-Pakistan understanding on Predator attacks: Pak embassy

By Khalid Hasan

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has no “secret” understanding of any kind with the United States, as alleged in a section of the American press, regarding Predator bombings in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, a spokesman of the Pakistan embassy said on Tuesday.
The spokesman was commenting on a Washington Post article by David Ignatius, which claimed that Pakistan and the United States had a “secret” understanding that while Pakistan would continue to publicly protest US Predator strikes, privately it would have no such objection. A “wink and a nod” from Pakistan was how the newspaper put it.
The spokesman said that the understanding between the two countries is open and public. If the US comes in possession of any actionable intelligence, it is required to provide such intelligence to Pakistan which alone would take what action is considered necessary. The spokesman said Pakistan’s sovereignty is not negotiable, a point that has been made more than once by national leaders, both in and outside government.

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