ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Foreign Office protested on Thursday against US drone attack on a Haqqani network-run seminary in Hangu and reminded the US that such strikes complicated efforts for peace and stability in the country and the region.

“The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the US drone strike that took place in Tall area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district at 0445hrs on 21 November, 2013. These strikes are a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said in a statement.

He underscored an across the board consensus in Pakistan against the drone strikes.

Referring to government’s policy on drone attacks, Mr Chaudhry said: “It has been consistently maintained that drone strikes are counter-productive, entail loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights and humanitarian implications. Such strikes also set dangerous precedents in the inter-state relations.”

These strikes, he added, had a negative impact on the government’s efforts to bring peace and stability in Pakistan and the region.