Pak Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
chairs the Corps Commanders’ Conference. (AFP)
chairs the Corps Commanders’ Conference. (AFP)
Islamabad:
Pakistan Army has said that any "misadventure" by the Indian military will be responded to very strongly.
Facing worldwide flak over the presence of Osama bin Laden in the country and embarrassed over US' covert operation, Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani chaired a meeting of the Corps Commanders today.
The Army also ordered a reduction in US military personnel operating inside Pakistan in apparent protest at a unilateral American commando raid that killed bin Laden.
The Army has been heavily criticised at home for allowing the country's sovereignty to be violated during Monday's operation in a busy garrison town not far from the capital, Islamabad.
An Army statement, the first since the raid, said a decision had been made to reduce the number of US military personnel to the "minimum essential" levels, but gave no more details and a spokesman declined to elaborate. (Read Pakistan Army's statement) US officials were not immediately available for comment.
The US has around 275 declared military personnel in Pakistan at any one time, some of them helping train the Pakistan army.
The Pakistani Army also warned that it would review its military and intelligence cooperation with Washington if the United States carries out any more similar raids. Earlier, the government had warned of "disastrous consequences" if the US staged a similar attack on its territory.
But in an apparent nod to international criticism, the army admitted to "shortcomings in developing intelligence on the presence" of bin Laden in Pakistan.
(With AP inputs)
Facing worldwide flak over the presence of Osama bin Laden in the country and embarrassed over US' covert operation, Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani chaired a meeting of the Corps Commanders today.
The Army also ordered a reduction in US military personnel operating inside Pakistan in apparent protest at a unilateral American commando raid that killed bin Laden.
The Army has been heavily criticised at home for allowing the country's sovereignty to be violated during Monday's operation in a busy garrison town not far from the capital, Islamabad.
An Army statement, the first since the raid, said a decision had been made to reduce the number of US military personnel to the "minimum essential" levels, but gave no more details and a spokesman declined to elaborate. (Read Pakistan Army's statement) US officials were not immediately available for comment.
The US has around 275 declared military personnel in Pakistan at any one time, some of them helping train the Pakistan army.
The Pakistani Army also warned that it would review its military and intelligence cooperation with Washington if the United States carries out any more similar raids. Earlier, the government had warned of "disastrous consequences" if the US staged a similar attack on its territory.
But in an apparent nod to international criticism, the army admitted to "shortcomings in developing intelligence on the presence" of bin Laden in Pakistan.
(With AP inputs)
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