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Pak paper says US given right to hot pursuit: The Hindustan Times
Islamabad, Jan 07: President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to allow allied forces in pursuit of Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters to carry on the hunt from across the Afghanistan border into Pakistani territory, the Dawn reported on Monday quoting diplomatic sources in Washington.
Islamabad, Jan 07: President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to allow allied forces in pursuit of Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters to carry on the hunt from across the Afghanistan border into Pakistani territory, the Dawn reported on Monday quoting diplomatic sources in Washington.
President Musharraf and US Secretary of State Colin Powell reached the agreement in a telephone conversation, the newspaper said.
“They have agreed that troops on the ground would react according to the situation but neither side would issue a statement without consulting the other. This means that if a situation requires a hot pursuit, it will be done but there will be no angry remarks from either side, as we saw after the December 29 incident,” the report said.
President Musharraf and US Secretary of State Colin Powell reached the agreement in a telephone conversation, the newspaper said.
“They have agreed that troops on the ground would react according to the situation but neither side would issue a statement without consulting the other. This means that if a situation requires a hot pursuit, it will be done but there will be no angry remarks from either side, as we saw after the December 29 incident,” the report said.