British Prime Minister David Cameron called Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on telephone Sunday afternoon to commensurate the killing of over 90 Frontier Constabulary personnel in a suicide attack in Charsadda, PM Media Cell said here on Sunday. He said that British acknowledges the immense sacrifices of Pakistan and have full realisation of the country and government's losses. He appreciated the role of Pakistan in the war against terror.
Acknowledging the political difficulties of the government, he assured his country's full support to Pakistan.
Prime Minister Gilani thanked the British Prime Minister for his message of commensuration and informed him that some people have accepted responsibility of the Charsadda incident, which was obviously a revenge attack in response to the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
Prime Minister Gilani told his British Counterpart that Pakistan could not be cowed down by such cowardly attacks but his government's main concern is about the sovereignty of the country. He said that we would never compromise on the honour and dignity of our people.
Prime Minister Gilani reiterated that Pakistan is waging war on terror in its own national interest and this campaign enjoys ownership of the Pakistani public.
He said that Pakistan would continue its co-operation to eliminate terrorism to ensure global peace yet respect of Pakistan's sovereignty should be observed.
Prime Minister Gilani said that Pakistan is committed to work with the rest of the world to eradicate terrorism and the world should also take care of our national interests.
Cameron informed the Prime Minister Gilani that the United States President Obama is scheduled to visit Britain next week and he would convey Pakistan's point of view to the American President.