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Summary OIC Monday strongly condemned recent NATO attacks against two Pakistani border posts.
The attacks killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and left many others injured.While conveying his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and the government of Pakistan the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said NATO fighter jets and helicopters struck two Pakistani border posts in Mohmand tribal region Friday night and killed 24 soldiers. The Pakistan Army says that 13 more soldiers were injured in the unprovoked attack.The attack sparked angry reaction in Pakistan and the government closed NATO supply line and asked the US to vacate a strategic air base in Balochistan province.NATO and the US had expressed regret over the losses in the attacks but the Pakistan Army on Monday rejected their regrets and said the leadership would suggest more steps in relationship with NATO.The OIC Secretary General noted that the attacks are indeed serious violation of Pakistans sovereignty and are totally unacceptable, an OIC statement said.He assured Pakistan of the continued solidarity of the OIC and expressed his expectation for the prevention of any recurrence of such incidents.The Secretary General then urged NATO to avoid any action that could further complicate the already dire security situation in the region, the statement said.
