They expressed fears of a popular uprising in the lawless Tribal Areas on the north-west frontier with Afghanistan if the US continues its new aggressive policy. Admiral Michael Mullen, the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said earlier this week that he had commissioned "a new, more comprehensive military strategy for the region that covers both sides of that border".
His statement followed an unprecedented US helicopter-borne commando assault on a village inside Pakistani territory last week in which 20 people were killed, including women and children.
General Ashfaq Kiyani, Pakistan's army chief, criticised the raid. "The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be defended at all cost," he said, adding that there was no "agreement or understanding with the coalition forces whereby they are allowed to conduct operations on our side of the border".
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