Islamabad,
Sept 16: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he
wants a diplomatic solution for the issue of unilateral American
strikes on Pakistan soil, and that he won’t act in haste.

“We do not jump to conclusions and will solve the issue through talks,”
he said, and added that Pakistan was a responsible country and would
not act hastily in retaliation to the US attacks.

He added his Government was trying to solve the issue of American attacks inside its Tribal Areas diplomatically.

Gilani said that National Security Adviser Mehmud Ali Durrani had
already written a letter to his US counterpart Stephen Hadley urging
him to desist from taking unilateral action against Pakistan and to
solve the issue through dialogue.

According to media reports, US President George Bush decided to give a
go ahead for unilateral strikes on tribal areas in Pakistan in July
after being convinced over the past seven years that Pakistan’s Army
was unable and unwilling to combat terror within its territory.

Over the past few weeks, Pakistan has reacted strongly to such
unilateral strikes, saying that it had the sovereign right to hit at
terrorists and that no foreign force would be allowed to carry out
strikes on its soil. (ANI)