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Friday, 4 July 2008

Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesman, Muhammad Sadiq
Pakistan says that the US-led forces have no authority to take a military action inside the country in the name of so-called war on terror.

"Pakistan has once again clarified that on Pakistan side of the border along Afghanistan it is the Pakistani troops who have the sole responsibility to take action against the terrorists,” said Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq in his weekly briefing, according to The News .

His comment came after US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on Wednesday that the United States had the right to take military action in Pakistan if it got reliable and concrete intelligence about the presence of top leadership of Taliban and Al-Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden.

The Spokesman added that Pakistan has a clear position on the military action - on the Afghan side of the border, the Afghan national army (ANA), ISAF and US army could take whatever action they want against the terrorists.

Earlier on Wednesday The Washington Times reported that president Pervez Musharraf granted the right to the US to launch attacks when Pakistan joined the war against terrorism in 2001.

US strikes on the Pakistani territories which have already killed more than 60 civilians this year, have sparked outrage in the country.

Some political analysts believe that Pakistan and the US are becoming more divided than ever over the so-called war on terror.