ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday raised the issue of its sovereignty
violation in meeting with President Obama’s special envoy for the
region, Marc Grossman, and emphasized that it shall be respected.
US
Special Envoy Marc Grossman arrived here Wednesday night ahead of
Secretary of State Hillary Clintons expected visit to the country and
immediately after Senator John Kerry, who visit Islamabad to "reset"
the strained ties between the two war allies.
Grossman held
meetings with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar,
Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Inter-Service Intelligence
(ISI) Lt General Shuja Pasha.
According to Sources, during the
meetings host of issues like easing out tensions between Pakistan and
US, Abbottabad operation and others came under discussion.
Military
leadership was of clear-cut stance that Abbotabad operation is the bone
of contention between strained Pak-US relations.
They said that
US has to take gigantic steps to revive the relations following OBL
killing. They opine that it is the need of the hour that both Pakistan
and the Unites States must make concerted efforts to improve defence
and military relations between the two countries.
Marc Grossman said that the purpose of his visit is to increase anti-terrorism cooperation between two countries.
Sources
further emphasised that US envoy made no apology with the Pakistani
military leadership regarding the Abbottabad operation.
Sources told that the military leadership stressed on early repayment of coalition support fund.
During
the meeting restoration of ties between CIA and ISI were also discussed
but no assurance was made on the behalf of DG ISI and instead he
expressed his severe reservations.
Official sources said that
State Minister Khar told the US envoy that Pakistan’s sovereignty shall
be respected. She mentioned sacrifices that Pakistan has made in fight
against terrorism. Online
