US drone strike affected Afghan peace process: Sartaj

ISLAMABAD: The US drone strike targeting Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour not only undermined relations with Pakistan, it also affected the ongoing Afghan peace process, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told Senate on Thursday.

Aziz dispelled the notion that the government preferred to remain silent on the attack.

“The impression that we are silent on this issue is not correct…the important thing is the drone attack in Noshki affected Pak-US relations and peace process in Afghanistan,” he said.

Aziz clarified that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif were immediately informed about the strike.

— Additional reporting by Reuters