KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that Pakistan wanted to have ties with the United States on an equal footing, DawnNews reported.
He moreover said that Pakistan wanted assurance for the respect of its sovereignty.
During a conversation with media representatives in Karachi, Prime Minister Gilani said that Afghanistan’s soil had been used against Pakistan. He said Pakistan’s security was paramount and more important than the security of Afghanistan.
He further said that the Bonn conference was being held for Afghanistan and Pakistan had to work for its own security. The decision to boycott the conference was in favour of Pakistan, he added.
The prime minister moreover said that the United States had been given a deadline of December 4 to vacate the Shamsi airbase.
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