NWFP PA flays US Madressah attack

Published January 2, 2003

PESHAWAR, Jan 1: The NWFP Assembly here on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the US aircraft attack on a Madressah in South Waziristan Agency and demanded of the federal government to register a strong protest with the US government in this regard.

The resolution was moved by MMA legislator from Mardan and deputy speaker of the NWFP Assembly, Ikramullah Shahid. Speaker Bakht Jehan Khan earlier relaxed the relevant rules to allow the mover to move his resolution.

The resolution stated that this august house of the NWFP strongly condemned the US planes attack on a Madressah in South Waziristan Agency.

It further stated that Pakistan was an independent and sovereign state and the US warplanes intruding into Pakistani territory amounts to attack on its independence and sovereignty. This august house demanded of the federal government to register a strong protest with the US government, it added. —APP

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