Even as the Pakistani political and military leadership has reacted strongly to the proposed US drone strikes inside the country, President Barack Obama has warned that America would launch missile attacks inside Pakistan if it gets actionable intelligence about the presence of top al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders in a particular area.
Obama’s latest statement clearly contradicts his earlier remarks in the US media where he was quoted as saying that he is not is favour of bombing suspected Taliban hideouts in and around Quetta.
In an interview to CBS, Obama said Washington is aware that it has to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty, but it also expects Islamabad to cooperate more effectively in the future that it has in the past.
“Well I don’t want to comment on certain sensitive aspects to our efforts in this border region. I think it is fair to say, number one, that my principle, and I articulated this in the campaign, is if we’ve got actual war intelligence on high-ranking al-Qaeda leaders, or for that matter high-ranking Taliban leaders who are directing actions against US troops –then we will take action,” ‘The Dawn’ quoted Obama, as saying. Advertisement
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