Perth, Oct 30(ANI): There is no permission given to the United States to launch any drone strike inside Pakistan's territory, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has categorically said.
"There is no such permission," the Dawn quoted Gilani, as telling a large group of Pakistani expatriates in Perth.
He said that such attacks were counterproductive because of the collateral damages caused, as these were undermining government's efforts to get the unanimous support of the masses against extremists and terrorists.
Gilani said that drone strikes were one of the reasons behind strained relations between Pakistan and the United States.
Pakistan has also conveyed to the US that any unilateral military operation, such as the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's lair in Abbottabad, would not be acceptable, he added.
The prime minister is on a four-day visit to Australia to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that is being attended by over 50 world leaders.
Gilani, who also had an interactive session with the community members, said there has been a sea change in the country's foreign policy towards terrorism as a result of the vindication of his vision of three Ds: dialogue, development and deterrence.
"There has been a paradigm shift in the policy between a democratic government and a dictatorial regime," he said, adding that now the Pakistani people and parliament were the ultimate arbitrators to take important decision of national importance.
"Unlike the policies of the past when things started rolling with a single telephone call from the United States of America, now we seek mandate of the Parliament and take decisions with consensus," Gilani stated. (ANI)
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