US should stop drone attacks: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan has demanded United States to stop drone attacks in tribal areas. In a chat with British radio Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan has extended full cooperation to the United States in the war on terrorism and efforts underway to curb militancy in the country. The foreign minister said that the NATO and ISAF troops could not act in Pakistani territory as they have a limited mandate.

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