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                Pakistan Summons US Diplomat Over Drone Strikes

   by VOA News

   Pakistan has summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to protest against drone
   strikes on Pakistani soil.
   Three separate attacks in the last week have killed at least 16
   suspected militants in the North Waziristan tribal agency, a known hub
   for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants.
   Pakistan's foreign ministry said Thursday the American diplomat was
   informed that the strikes were "unlawful, against international law and
   a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty."  The ministry said such attacks
   are "unacceptable."  It did not name the senior diplomat.
   Pakistan has repeatedly called for an end to U.S. drone strikes, but
   U.S. officials say they are an important tool in the effort to defeat
   al-Qaida.
   Authorities say militants ambushed a police patrol in the northwestern
   province of Khyber Paktunkhwa Thursday, killing three policemen. The
   Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the town of Kotki in
   Hangu district.
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