PAKISTAN ANGER AT NATO-LED CROSS-BORDER RAIDS
Baku, September 28 (AZERTAC). Pakistan has voiced anger at rare Nato-led raids at the weekend which crossed over its border from Afghanistan. Apache helicopters are said to have taken part in the operations which killed more than 50 insurgents.
Pakistan`s ministry of foreign affairs said the raids, launched from the Khost region of Afghanistan, were a violation of its sovereignty. Nato has again insisted that it was operating within its mandate and troops had a right to defend themselves.
The International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said it had crossed over the border into Pakistan after coming under fire in the Khost region of Afghanistan. It said 49 insurgents had been killed.
Two Apache helicopters again crossed the border on Saturday, killing four to six insurgents, after coming under small-arms fire from the same area, it said.
But in a statement, Pakistan`s ministry of foreign affairs said the incidents had been
“a clear violation and breach of the UN mandate under which Isaf operates”.
The raids were reported to have involved the use of Apache helicopters.
“In the absence of immediate corrective measures, Pakistan will be constrained to consider response options”, the Pakistani FM official said.
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