Islamabad: Director General of Military Operations Major General
Ashfaq Nadeem said Thursday that attack on Salala check post was a
pre-planned move and NATO helicopters continued firing till complete
destruction of both the posts.
Briefing the Senate Committee for
Defence at the Parliament House on Thursday, he said that Pakistan Army
has established additional posts in the area to ensure the safety of
the country.
The DGMO said that when NATO copters attacked
Pakistani check posts, immediately US Embassy and Afghanistan were
contacted, however no positive response received from both sides.
“Pakistan was misguided at Border Coordination Center as NATO attacked
on Salalah post but it was told that attack was conducted on Balkoni
post”, the general added.
He said that the terrorists are not
present on the mountains top but they are hidden in caves and homes It
was well planned action as NATO forces simultaneously attacked on the
Pakistan army posts as well as hideouts of terrorists.
He said
Pak Army has not only expressed appropriate reaction on the NATO attacks
but also evolved strategy that teeth broken reply would be given on
any such type of action in future.
After the meeting the
Chairman of the Standing Committee Lt.Gen(R) Javed Ashraf Qazi told the
media that army officials gave detailed briefing on NATO attack. He said
that all the facts releved that the attack was a deliberate act.
He
said that Defence Committee of Senate condemned the assault and
recommended the government to take every possible measure to guarantee
the sovereignty of the country. Online
