Asif Ali Zardari: Barack Obama should give us drones to fight terror [View All]

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Source: Daily Telegraph

Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani President, has said that Barack Obama should give his country the tools to fight terrorists within its borders, rather than launch bombing raids that violate its sovereignty.

Mr Zardari said that he had made clear that Pakistan was willing to "take out high-value targets on our own". "We welcome the technology and intelligence assistance that will give us the ability to succeed," he said. "President Obama once said that he would act if we weren't willing and able. We certainly are willing and with international support we will become even more able."

His comments came after a rise in the number of US missile attacks, launched by unmanned drones, against suspected terrorists in Pakistan's tribal areas over the past two months.

"I cannot condone violations of our sovereignty, even when they are done by allies and friends," Mr Zardari told The Independent. "We would much prefer that the US shares its intelligence and give us the drones and missiles that will allow us to take care of this problem on our own."



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