Pakistan: US strikes violate int'l law

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says the US is violating international law by launching missile attacks on its tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.

"The attacks are in violation of international law and in violation of all understandings between the two sides," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Sadiq told a press briefing on Thursday in Islamabad. He added, "The government has raised this serious issue at highest level with US authorities," Press TV correspondent reported.

The spokesman's remarks come amid growing tensions between Islamabad and Washington over US missile strikes on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal region along the Pak-Afghan border.

Earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari had said the attacks were against the UN Charter and vowed that Pakistan would not tolerate violations of its sovereignty.

Also, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in October had urged the US to avoid incursions into Pakistani territories, emphasizing respect for the country's sovereignty. presstv

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