WASHINGTON: US
State Department has said that America
respects Pakistan’s
sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a
probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, CA reported.
Spokesman Mark Toner in
State Department’s daily briefing said that US CENTCOM had tasked a team with
an in-depth investigation into the Nato’s friendly fire, which martyred more
than a dozen Pakistani troops deployed at an outstation next to Afghan border.
“US wants to make sure no
such incident comes to pass in the future”, Toner said.
When asked why US was shy
of offering an apology for this fatal tactical error, he said the truth was
still out there, adding that was why Pakistan had been invited on board a US
probe into the tragedy.
Commenting on Pakistan’s decision of a quick retaliation to
such hostility in the days to come, he said the probe underway also aimed at
ascertaining the implications of this strategy-shift by Pakistan.
However, it was a Defence Department matter and only they could give a better
answer to it, Toner added.
To another question, he
said, in order to rule out any misunderstanding that could lead to any
unforeseeable estrangement, we were in tight loop with our Pakistani
counterparts since the Mohmand tragedy.
WASHINGTON: US
State Department has said that America
respects Pakistan’s
sovereignty evident form US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) quick steps to launch a
probe into Mohmand tragedy for the very reason, CA reported.
Spokesman Mark Toner in
State Department’s daily briefing said that US CENTCOM had tasked a team with
an in-depth investigation into the Nato’s friendly fire, which martyred more
than a dozen Pakistani troops deployed at an outstation next to Afghan border.
“US wants to make sure no
such incident comes to pass in the future”, Toner said.
When asked why US was shy
of offering an apology for this fatal tactical error, he said the truth was
still out there, adding that was why Pakistan had been invited on board a US
probe into the tragedy.
Commenting on Pakistan’s decision of a quick retaliation to
such hostility in the days to come, he said the probe underway also aimed at
ascertaining the implications of this strategy-shift by Pakistan.
However, it was a Defence Department matter and only they could give a better
answer to it, Toner added.
To another question, he
said, in order to rule out any misunderstanding that could lead to any
unforeseeable estrangement, we were in tight loop with our Pakistani
counterparts since the Mohmand tragedy.
