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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said that Wednesday's operation was an unprecedented violation of Pakistan’s geographical sovereignty and Pakistan reserves the right of retaliation with full force against any such action."In the past the other side, NATO ISAF, have been engaging the foreign militants present in the area and on this actionable intelligence they engage them through their Predators [drones]," he said. "But never before did a single incursion take place, which has serious consequences." The cross-border operation follows months of increased violence in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. commanders have blamed safe havens in Pakistani tribal areas for giving militants space to re-arm and plan attacks. But Major General Abbas said Wednesday's assault was especially worrying because there were no reports of militants in the area. He said such operations risked alienating local tribes whose support is vital for defeating Taliban ...

CNews Washington: The United States Government has said that it wants moderate forces in Pakistan to work together to help govern the country and put it back on the path to democratic rule.The United States Government has said that it wants moderate forces in Pakistan to work together to help govern the country and put it back on the path to democratic rule. U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack was quoted by the Daily Times as saying that Washington hoped the February 18 elections would produce a government in which Pakistanis could have confidence. He said Washington has provided the funding for the training of Pakistani election observers, adding that other countries had different efforts underway as well. Meanwhile, the Bush Administration has hired Democracy International as a last resort to monitor Pakistan's general elections after every other monitoring group in the US declined to travel to Pakistan. According to a report published in the Washington Post on Saturda...