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ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (KUNA) Pakistan Saturday lodged strong protest with the
United States over the latest missile attacks on its territory, which came
only days after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the US.
President Asif Ali Zardari met with the US ambassador, Anne Patterson, and
strongly condemned the unilateral US missile attacks, official sources told
KUNA.
At least twenty people including near ten Arab militants were killed Friday
evening in two US missile attacks in South and North Waziristan tribal
agencies.
Sources said that the President conveyed Pakistan's concerns to the US
regarding unabated missile attacks in the bordering tribal region, which are
creating disturbance in other parts of the country as well.
He said only Pakistani forces are allowed to take action against militants
in their territory. He hoped that the new US administration will stop the
drone attacks. (end)
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