Islamabad, Sept. 18 : Pakistan’s desire to have a colonial like influence over neighboring Afghanistan is showing no signs of diminishing, believes a columnist for the magazine, Vanity Fair.

According to Christopher Hitchens, important circles in Pakistan have never given up the aspiration to run Afghanistan as a client or dependent or proxy state, and this colonial mindset is especially entrenched among senior army officers and in the Inter-Services Intelligence agency.

Islamabad - Pakistan on Thursday denied that the United States forewarned it of the overnight missile strike in its north-west tribal region that was carried out hours after US assurances of enhanced coordination on critical security issues.

"No Sir! We were not informed," Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told journalists in Islamabad a day after the US aerial attack killed six suspected Taliban militants in Baghar Cheena village of South Waziristan tribal district.

Wednesday's strike came shortly after Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, met Pakistani leadership during his unannounced visit and reaffirmed "the US commitment to respect Pakistan's sovereignty."

Islamabad, Sept 18 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the US didn’t inform Pakistan about today’s fresh attack inside Pakistan’s territory.

All countries should respect each other sovereignty. The cross border violations will not benefit US on long-term basis, The News quoted Quereshi as saying.

During talks with Pakistan Army Chief Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, top US defence man Admiral Michael Mullen had assured us that Pakistan’s sovereignty would be respected.

However, US launched a fresh attack inside Pakistan today.

Peshawar, Sept 18 : The Ahmedzai Wazir tribesmen have resolved to fight the US forces on Afghani soil if their incursions into South Waziristan continue. The decision was taken at a 3000-strong jirga held in Wana last evening.

The jirga consisted of pro-government tribal elders and pro-Taliban clerics. “Each and every Ahmedzai Wazir tribesman, be young or old, will take up arms against the US and fight alongside the Pakistan Army,” eyewitnesses told Daily Times, quoting pro-Taliban Noor Muhammad reading a unanimous resolution at the end of the jirga.

Miranshah, Sept 18 : Despite the talks between top US military man Admiral Michael Mullen Mullen and his Pakistani counterpart Ashfaq Kayani to resolve the US’ unilateral strikes issue, spy planes were seen hovering over North Waziristan early morning today.

Drones appeared over Ghulam Khan, Saidgai, Danday Darpakhel, Miranshah, Mir Ali, Razmik, Datakhel and Hanzwani areas of North Waziristan, causing panic and tension among the people, The News reported.

Besides, drones were also seen patrolling over some areas of South Waziristan.

Washington, Sept 18: Pakistan's efforts to scuttle India’s bid to get a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council reportedly suffered a serious setback when the UN General Assembly recently decided to conduct ‘inter-governmental negotiations’ on reforming the Security Council, instead of leaving the matter to the Open-ended Working Group.

In the Working Group, Pakistan, Italy and Argentina have been effectively blocking the induction of any new permanent members since 2005, when India, Brazil, Germany and Japan made an official bid for permanent membership of the UN.