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Pakistan Army Warned U.S. Not to Stage More Surprise Raids


On Thursday, Pakistan finally spoke about the raid the U.S. launched that supposedly killed international terrorist Osama bin Laden. The Pakistani government admitted that they fell short of their security measures. However, they threatened to stop cooperating with the U.S. government of they violate the Pakistani sovereignty again.

The extremely strong statement of the Pakistani army was a sign of how much the U.S. angered them. It is also confirmed the unspoken fact that the people of Pakistan condone what they see as a national humiliation given by the already unpopular America.

While most people are concerned about the efforts of Pakistan to capture bin Laden, Pakistanis are more upset by the fact that uninvited American soldiers flew to their country and launched an attack on a land they own without their permission.

The already strained ties between the two countries due to the American allegation that Pakistan is harbouring Afghan Taliban factions are now even more at risk of breaking. The government, the army, and the entire Pakistani country are considering breaking their ties with America completely.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mentioned that Washington wishes to continue being allies with Pakistan, the events on Monday has made U.S.’s future with Pakistan a little vague. Their relationship with Pakistan is very crucial in order for them to stabilize Afghanistan.

The army’s statement is in sharp contradiction to the government’s initial response regarding the operation on Monday. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Rasa Gilani hailed the entire operation and said that it is a great victory for the entire world; he, however, did not mention anything about sovereignty.

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