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Summary PM Gilani said that all institutions need to work within limits to promote national interest.
This he said while addressing the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) meeting attended among others by COAS Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and other service chiefs.Praising the courage and resilience of the armed forces of Pakistan, PM Gilani said that Pakistan’s honour, integrity and sovereignty are non-negotiable. He said there is complete harmony on all issues of national interest.The PM said that the government would continue to work for strengthening all institutions. He said that National Defence Committee of the Cabinet has completed its recommendations in the context of Nato strikes on the Salala checkposts on the border with Afghanistan. He said ties with ISAF and US are being reviewed in line with these recommendations.The PM reiterated that there could be no compromise on Pakistan’s defence.He said Pakistan wants relations with the US on the basis of mutual respect.The DCC rejected the US probe report into the Salala checkposts as dissatisfactory, and suggested documenting all matters relating to the Nato supply. The DCC also decided that Nato supply would remain suspended. Sources said that the DCC has decided that the US should pay compensation to the Pakistani troops killed in the Nato strikes.Sources said the DCC has endorsed the report of the Pakistan Army about the Nato strikes. This report will be shared with the US and made public, sources added.
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