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Pakistani parliamentarians demand end to US drone strikes
Pakistani parliamentarians on Tuesday demanded an end to US drone strikes and an apology for a cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers as they set out key demands for improving relations with Washington.
The US has yet to apologise for the mistaken attack on a Pakistani border post, which sent already strained relations to the brink of collapse.
Pakistan blocked supply routes to coalition forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for the attack in November.
On Tuesday, a parliamentary committee revealed its recommendations for repairing the relationship.
The findings will be debated next week and are expected to herald the reopening of supply lines and the restoration of a more pragmatic alliance.
Raza Rabbani, chairman of the parliamentary committee on national security, described the border attack as a "blatant violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity".
He demanded an apology and condemned the continuing US drones programme.
"It needs to be realised that drone attacks are counterproductive, cause loss of valuable lives and property, radicalise the local population, create support for terrorists and fuel anti-American sentiments," Mr Rabbani said.
Pakistan has long objected to the strikes in public, while privately giving consent and offering intelligence on targets.
A fragile coalition government in Islamabad remains in the awkward position of needing US support and cash to help tackle its own insurgency, while trying to placate a vocal, anti-Western opposition that denounces all co-operation.
The religious hardliners, who fan anti-American anger, were emboldened by a series of crises last year. In January, a CIA contractor shot dead two men in Lahore.
In May, US special forces launched a covert raid to kill Osama bin Laden which Pakistan's air defences failed to detect.
And anger intensified in November, when US aircraft mistook a Pakistani border post for a militant base.
The US has so far stopped short of an apology, however analysts believe the two countries are close to restoring ties.
Hina Rabbani Khar, the country's foreign minister, told reporters after the parliamentary session: "Pakistan wants to pursue good relations with every country. Pakistan also wants to pursue its own national interest."