Washington, Sept 16: In a “retaliatory action” after the Sept 3 on-the-ground raid by US forces killing 20 people at a suspected militant target near Angor Adda, Pakistan blocked supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said an American media report.

Most of the dead in the said strike were women and children.

For almost nine years, the US has been using the 1200-mile route from Karachi to the Khyber Pass to supply its troops in Afghanistan, and in lieu Pakistan is paid one million dollars a day for these supplies, including oil, food, heavy equipment and medicines, the Dawn quoted the report as saying.

Lahore, Sept 16 : UK Secretary for Justice Jack Straw has reportedly told Pakistan that his country doesn’t support the recent US’ unilateral strikes inside Pakistan’s territory from across Afghan border.

In a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore, Straw reiterated the UK’s commitment to stop cross-border movement of terrorists and attacks by US led forces in Pakistan, reported the Daily Times.

Straw’s statement was in contrast with an earlier statement by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown backing US incursions into Pakistan.

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.

Washington, Sept 16 : The US has increase strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas after being convinced over the past six years that the Pakistan Army was neither able nor willing to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda and because some in its intelligence agency were sympathetic towards the extremists.

Washington, Sept 16: The Pentagon has refuted yesterday’s media reports that US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan were fired at in Pakistan and forced to turn back.

“The incident did not happen,” The News quoted Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman as saying.

Media report had yesterday suggested that the incident occurred at the Angoor Adda tribal area.

Whitman added that after studying the facts a statement by a Pakistani security official “didn't appear to be accurate.”

Earlier, there were conflicting reports that shots were fired when US-led coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan neared the border with Pakistan.

Islamabad - Pakistani security forces and armed tribesmen on Monday foiled an attempt by US troops to enter Pakistani territory by firing shots at them, security officials said.

The attacks came as Pakistani forces killed up to 20 Taliban militants in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Two US military helicopters crossed into Pakistan and tried to land near Angor Adda area of South Waziristan tribal district along the Afghan border before dawn, a local security official said.