Pakistan: drones are illegal, counterproductive

Pakistan reiterating its long-standing position on controversial drone strikes, said on Friday that they are illegal and counter-productive.  The Foreign Office Spokesperson, in reaction to a report carried by a US-based newspaper about drone attacks, "categorically rejected the insinuation made in the report and reiterated Pakistan's long-standing position on drone attacks." The spokesperson in a statement said that drone attacks are illegal, counterproductive, in contravention of international law and a violation of Pakistani sovereignty. "There can be no question of Pakistan's agreement to such attacks", said the spokesperson.  According to an American news report, the drone attacks were conducted with tacit consent of the government of Pakistan and the Pakistani intelligence agencies.