Islamabad:
As Pakistan seeks an overhaul of its foreign policy, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today warned that Islamabad will not accept "flagrant transgression" of its territory like the last month's deadly NATO strike which he referred to as the "26/11 attacks".
Gilani's remarks came even as Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said ongoing review of foreign policy did not mean that Pakistan was going "to fight with anyone" or that it would snap its relations with the US or any other country.
The cross-border NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a "huge setback" for cooperation between key players in Afghanistan, Gilani said.
Referring to the importance of efforts to promote durable stability and peace in Afghanistan, he said the "aerial attacks on our army border posts on November 26, 2011 constituted a huge setback to the prospects of much-needed cooperation between all important stakeholders".
"Our cooperation with US/NATO/ISAF was based on respect for Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Under no circumstances could we accept flagrant transgression of our territorial frontiers," he told a conference of Pakistani envoys from key world capitals.
The two-day meeting of Pakistani envoys from key capitals like New Delhi and Beijing was convened by the Foreign Office so that the diplomats could make recommendations for a foreign policy revamp ordered by Gilani.
The Prime Minister referred to the NATO air strike as the "26/11 attacks" and said he had asked the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to make a detailed study of the incident and make recommendations on the terms of Pakistan's future cooperation with the US and NATO.
Till now, the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by Pakistan-based terrorists was referred across the world as 26/11 attacks.
Respect for Pakistan's territorial integrity is a "base line" and there would be "no compromise on sovereignty, dignity and national honour", Gilani said.
Pakistan expects the inquiry into the air strike by US, NATO and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to "come out clearly with the facts and provide answers to the disturbing questions that our own investigations have raised", Gilani said.
Senior military leaders like the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha and Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne participated in yesterday's session of the meet.
Gilani noted that the region was "passing through a difficult phase" and the "satisfactory resolution of issues relating to Afghanistan poses daunting challenges not only to the region but to the international community".
"At this particular point in time, it is imperative that all efforts should be directed to promoting durable stability and peace in Afghanistan. All principal stakeholders must be on the same page," he said.
The recommendations from the envoys and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security for future cooperation with the US and NATO will be considered by a joint session of both houses of parliament, he said.
"As a responsible state, Pakistan will do whatever we can for stability and peace of our region. But we will never allow anyone to undermine our legitimate interests," he added.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister said the ongoing review of foreign policy did not mean that Pakistan was going "to fight with anyone" or that it would snap its relations with the US or any other country.
"We are not going to fight with anyone. It is not in Pakistan's national interest that we should break off our relations with any country but there is a need to define those relations in future while keeping in view our national interests," Khar told reporters outside parliament.
Gilani's remarks came even as Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said ongoing review of foreign policy did not mean that Pakistan was going "to fight with anyone" or that it would snap its relations with the US or any other country.
The cross-border NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a "huge setback" for cooperation between key players in Afghanistan, Gilani said.
Referring to the importance of efforts to promote durable stability and peace in Afghanistan, he said the "aerial attacks on our army border posts on November 26, 2011 constituted a huge setback to the prospects of much-needed cooperation between all important stakeholders".
"Our cooperation with US/NATO/ISAF was based on respect for Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Under no circumstances could we accept flagrant transgression of our territorial frontiers," he told a conference of Pakistani envoys from key world capitals.
The two-day meeting of Pakistani envoys from key capitals like New Delhi and Beijing was convened by the Foreign Office so that the diplomats could make recommendations for a foreign policy revamp ordered by Gilani.
The Prime Minister referred to the NATO air strike as the "26/11 attacks" and said he had asked the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to make a detailed study of the incident and make recommendations on the terms of Pakistan's future cooperation with the US and NATO.
Till now, the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by Pakistan-based terrorists was referred across the world as 26/11 attacks.
Respect for Pakistan's territorial integrity is a "base line" and there would be "no compromise on sovereignty, dignity and national honour", Gilani said.
Pakistan expects the inquiry into the air strike by US, NATO and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to "come out clearly with the facts and provide answers to the disturbing questions that our own investigations have raised", Gilani said.
Senior military leaders like the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha and Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne participated in yesterday's session of the meet.
Gilani noted that the region was "passing through a difficult phase" and the "satisfactory resolution of issues relating to Afghanistan poses daunting challenges not only to the region but to the international community".
"At this particular point in time, it is imperative that all efforts should be directed to promoting durable stability and peace in Afghanistan. All principal stakeholders must be on the same page," he said.
The recommendations from the envoys and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security for future cooperation with the US and NATO will be considered by a joint session of both houses of parliament, he said.
"As a responsible state, Pakistan will do whatever we can for stability and peace of our region. But we will never allow anyone to undermine our legitimate interests," he added.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister said the ongoing review of foreign policy did not mean that Pakistan was going "to fight with anyone" or that it would snap its relations with the US or any other country.
"We are not going to fight with anyone. It is not in Pakistan's national interest that we should break off our relations with any country but there is a need to define those relations in future while keeping in view our national interests," Khar told reporters outside parliament.
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