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Islamabad: Pakistan's army on Friday vowed to safeguard the country's territorial integrity under the leadership of its new democratic government, an official statement said.
The statement came at the end of a two-day meeting of army commanders, amid nationwide anger over a raid by US ground troops last week and repeated missile attacks in the troubled tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
It coincided with a pre-dawn missile strike by a suspected US drone yesterday. The meeting of the top brass was chaired by army chief General Ashfaq Kayani, a day after he criticised cross-border raids by US-led coalition forces, officials said.
Addressing the commanders Kayani said that "all elements of the National Power under the new democratic leadership will safeguard the territorial integrity of Pakistan with full support and backing of the people of Pakistan", the statement issued by the military said.
Kayani on Wednesday said that the country would defend its sovereignty "at all cost" and no external force would be allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan.
Opposition appeal
The main opposition party has called for parliament to meet in joint session to devise a strategy on how to deal with cross border attacks.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali, a senior leader of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's opposition party, demanded the government convene a joint session of parliament to discuss and devise a strategy on what he called an increasing and alarming number of US strikes inside Pakistan.
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