Kayani to raise US missile strikes with Nato

Army chief will visit Brussels next week for talks with senior Nato officials about US missile strikes on Pakistani soil near the Afghanistan border, the military said Thursday. The missile attacks by US drones in tribal areas, which US and Nato officials describe as a safe haven for Taliban and al Qaeda, have sharply raised tensions between Washington and nuclear-armed Pakistan.
"Army chief Ashfaq Kayani will discuss the complexities of security issues and the need for a comprehensive approach, while fully addressing Pakistan's interest," the military said in a statement. Kayani will undertake the three-day visit from Tuesday after receiving a special invitation from chief of the Nato military committee admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, it said.