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25 Pakistani troops killed in NATO airstrike
Saturday November 26, 2011 05:10:48 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: At least 25
Pakistani soldiers were killed and 15 others were injured after
NATO helicopters from Afghanistan attacked a border checkpost
early Saturday, leading to Islamabad lodging a strong protest with
Washington.
The deceased included two officers, a media report said.
According to a military spokesman, NATO helicopters carried out
"indiscriminate and unprovoked firing" on the Pakistani checkpost
in Mohmand agency, a district in Pakistan's Federally Administered
Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA), the Geo News reported.
A strong protest was lodged with the US State Department in
Washington, a PTV report quoted Pakistan's foreign office
spokesperson Tehmeena Janjua as saying and adding that the
situation was being reviewed.
At least 20 casualties were earlier reported in the attack.
The attack was carried out on the Salala checkpost in Baizai
district, said security officials in the Mohmand tribal region
near the Afghan border and a military official in Peshawar.
While admitting that NATO was aware of "an incident" near the
border, the NATO later said it was being investigated.
Following the airstrike, Pakistani security forces sealed Mohmand
Agency's all entry and exit points.
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