ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The upper house of parliament has called for putting up resistance against attacks on the country's sovereignty and condemned the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) attack on border posts in Mohmand Agency that claimed the lives of 24 military men.

Through a resolution adopted unanimously on Friday, the Senate rejected the plea that the attack was the result of some misunderstanding, pointing out that the military posts had been attacked in the past as well.

The resolution moved by the Leader of the House, Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, said the attack was a violation of international laws and the UN charter. The house demanded immediate implementation of the resolutions adopted by the recent all-party conference (APC).

Although the session had been requisitioned to discuss the memo issue, the nature of the Pakistan-US relationship and the future course of action in the aftermath of the Nato attack overshadowed all other issues.

Parliamentary leaders of different parties endorsed the decisions taken by the government in reaction to the attack and urged it to stick to the guns, withdraw from the 'war on terror', redraw red lines and revisit the nature of its relationship with an “inimical ally”.

The Leader of the Opposition in the House, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri, said all political forces fully supported the steps so far taken by the government, but expressed fear about the steadfastness of the government in the days ahead.

He expressed concern over the diplomatic response of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's request to allow the country's ambassador in Germany to represent it at the Bonn conference. He said the prime minister had promised to refer the matter to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security.

Maulana Haidri warned that reversal of the decision to boycott the conference would be detrimental to the country. He said that all airbases under the use of US forces should be vacated.

According to his information, in addition to the Shamsi airbase the Shahbaz base in Jacobabad, Khalid airbase in Quetta and the Pasni and Dalbandin bases were under the control of US forces, he said.

The JUI-F leader said Pakistan should no longer remain part of the 'war on terror', adding that it should have quit the war after the US raid on Abbottabad.

He warned of a revolution if the decisions taken in accordance with the aspirations of the people were reversed under any external pressure.

About the memo controversy, he said any person found involved in the matter should be brought to justice for committing an act of treason and playing with the honour of the country.

Salim Saifullah Khan of the PML (Likeminded) asked the government to disclose the details of all secret agreements with the United States.

“We are told that there was no accord in black and white. Drone attacks must stop all over the world. How can you give a licence to a foreign power to kill your citizens without their trial and offering an opportunity to them to defend themselves against any charges,” he asked.

He said the terms of engagement with the US should be clearly defined and the red lines should be redefined. He also urged the government to take a firm position on the principled decisions taken in reaction to the attack.

Haji Adeel of the ANP condemned the Nato raid but said he was at a loss to understand as to why a response from Shabqadar fort in close proximity of the Salala post could not be made when the attack continued for four hours.

He said Nato had expressed regret over the incident but was not ready to apologise. Likewise, it talked about investigation but was not willing to associate Pakistan in it, he said.

The ANP leader defended former ambassador Husain Haqqani and said he had been forced to resign on the basis of an allegation which had not been proved.

He pointed out that Mr Haqqani was said to be responsible for a clause in the US Kerry-Lugar bill under which military aid was to be suspended in case of the army interfering in the democratic process.

He was of the view that the Supreme Court should have first summoned Mansoor Ijaz who had admitted having handed over the memo to former US military chief Admiral Mullen.

He said the Inter-Services Intelligence chief had not sought permission from the prime minister before going to London to meet Mr Ijaz.

He said the controversy must not be used against democracy and declared that his party would resist any move to pack up parliament and establish an interim government on the pattern of Bangladesh.

The house will now meet on Wednesday.