Islamabad:
Pakistan's parliament on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution for resetting the country's troubled relations with the US, calling for an "immediate cessation" of American drone strikes and an apology for the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO air strike.
A joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate adopted a resolution, containing 14 recommendations made by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PNCS) for ties with the US and overall foreign policy.
Observers said the move is expected to pave the way for reopening NATO supply routes to Afghanistan that were closed after last year's NATO air strike.
Though most of the recommendations were related to Pakistan's ties with the US, NATO and ISAF, some focussed on the relationship with India and regional issues.
The resolution noted that the US-India civil nuclear agreement had "significantly altered the strategic balance in the region" and called for Pakistan to seek from the US and other countries a similar facility.
"Today's resolution will enrich your respect and dignity. I assure you that we will get these enforced in letter and spirit," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said.
He contended that "real and substantive oversight and democratic accountability" had been introduced to the foreign and security policy for the first time.
Pakistan had closed all NATO supply routes and forced American personnel to vacate Shamsi airbase, considered a hub for CIA-operated drones.
The government had ordered a parliamentary review of relations with the US after the NATO air strike.
Explaining the reasons behind the review, Mr Gilani said: "Our partnership cannot be at the cost of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan."
The country is committed to work with the world community to achieve common objectives, he added.
The resolution reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to the elimination of terrorism but demanded a review of what it described as the "US footprint" in the country.
Pakistan should be given assurances that such attacks or any other acts impinging on Pakistan's sovereignty would not recur, the resolution said. It also added that the Defence Ministry and air force should formulate new flying rules for areas contiguous to the border with Afghanistan.
No private security contractors and intelligence operatives will be allowed into Pakistan and the country's territory will not be provided for establishing any foreign bases, the resolution said.
Referring to Afghanistan, the resolution said there could be no military solution to the Afghan conflict and "efforts must be undertaken to promote a genuine national reconciliation in an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process".
The joint session of the parliament was prorogued after the adoption of the resolution.
A joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate adopted a resolution, containing 14 recommendations made by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PNCS) for ties with the US and overall foreign policy.
Observers said the move is expected to pave the way for reopening NATO supply routes to Afghanistan that were closed after last year's NATO air strike.
Though most of the recommendations were related to Pakistan's ties with the US, NATO and ISAF, some focussed on the relationship with India and regional issues.
The resolution noted that the US-India civil nuclear agreement had "significantly altered the strategic balance in the region" and called for Pakistan to seek from the US and other countries a similar facility.
"Today's resolution will enrich your respect and dignity. I assure you that we will get these enforced in letter and spirit," Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said.
He contended that "real and substantive oversight and democratic accountability" had been introduced to the foreign and security policy for the first time.
Pakistan had closed all NATO supply routes and forced American personnel to vacate Shamsi airbase, considered a hub for CIA-operated drones.
The government had ordered a parliamentary review of relations with the US after the NATO air strike.
Explaining the reasons behind the review, Mr Gilani said: "Our partnership cannot be at the cost of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan."
The country is committed to work with the world community to achieve common objectives, he added.
The resolution reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to the elimination of terrorism but demanded a review of what it described as the "US footprint" in the country.
Pakistan should be given assurances that such attacks or any other acts impinging on Pakistan's sovereignty would not recur, the resolution said. It also added that the Defence Ministry and air force should formulate new flying rules for areas contiguous to the border with Afghanistan.
No private security contractors and intelligence operatives will be allowed into Pakistan and the country's territory will not be provided for establishing any foreign bases, the resolution said.
Referring to Afghanistan, the resolution said there could be no military solution to the Afghan conflict and "efforts must be undertaken to promote a genuine national reconciliation in an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process".
The joint session of the parliament was prorogued after the adoption of the resolution.
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