Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office

<img src="http://www.thenewstribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/NAFEES-ZAKARIA-1-660x330.jpg" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about a US drone strike against Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday, after US officials said Mansour was likely killed in an air strike.</strong><br /> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> "I have seen the reports. We are seeking clarification," Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> He added that Pakistan wanted the Afghan Taliban to return to the negotiating table to end the long war in Afghanistan.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> "Military action is not a solution," he added.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was notified of the air strike which took place a day earlier, but declined to elaborate on the timing of the notification.</div>

Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about a US drone strike against Afghan Taliban leader ...

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