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Summary PM Gilani said US military action in Pakistan would be violation of the country's sovereignty.
In an interview to a foreign news agency on Tuesday, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Islamabad had informed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that such unilateral action “will not be acceptable to Pakistan.”“We are a sovereign country. How can they [the US] come and raid in our country?”Gilani made the remarks after US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen last week accused Pakistan of providing support for militants September 13 attack on the US Embassy in Kabul.Asked why the US had blamed Pakistan for the raid, Gilani implied that it reflected Washingtons frustration with the war in Afghanistan.“Certainly they expected more results from Afghanistan, which they have not been able to achieve as yet,” he said. “They have not achieved what they visualized.”The Pakistani premier also rejected allegations that Islamabad was behind any violence across its border with Afghanistan.Meanwhile, Gilani criticized the White House for signing civilian nuclear deals with India, while ignoring Islamabads power shortages.“There is an acute shortage of electricity in Pakistan. And there are riots. And the opposition is playing to the gallery because there is a shortage of electricity,” he said.“But they (the United States) are doing the civilian nuclear deal not with Pakistan, but with India. Now how can I convince my public that they are your (Pakistans) friends and not the friends of India?”
