US commandos attack Pakistan sovereignty

PESHAWAR - As many as 20 people were killed when the United States-led allied troops opened indiscriminate firing on the occupants of a house in the border area of Birmal region in South Waziristan Agency in the early hours of Wednesday.
Three gunship helicopters dropped US commandos in the area and later the soldiers entered the house of Payo Jan in village Jalolkhel. The local people informed that the foreign troops entered the house of Payo Jan at around 3.30 am.
The local tribesmen informed that soon after entrance of the foreign soldiers, they heard huge sound of explosions and firing. Besides using modern weapons, the US troops also used hand grenades and other explosive material, thus razing to ground certain portions of the house. The US-led allied NATO troops later flew back across the border in Afghanistan.
The local people informed that 16 people were killed in the US-led allied troops attacks whereas NWFP Governor Owais Ghani stated that 20 persons were killed in the attack. The killed persons besides five men also included three women and three children. The tribesmen confirmed recovering of 10 bodies from the debris.
Though the tribesmen claimed that all the victims were local yet complete identity of the killed persons couldn't be confirmed so far. Interestingly the site of the US-led allied troops is situated around three hundred metres away from the camp of security forces in the border areas between the two neighbouring countries.
The first-ever direct attack of the US-led allied troops inside Pakistan resulted in widespread unrest amongst the tribesmen all over the area. Earlier, the US troops entered into Lawara Mandi of North Waziristan some two years ago but returned without any action. And the patrolling by the US drones or violation of Pakistan's airspace by the US-led allied planes is order of the day since long.
It merits mentioning that in the last two months, the US-led allied troops from their camps across the border in Afghanistan targeted several suspected compounds, killing dozens of militants including foreigners. A number of Al Qaeda fugitives are also included amongst the killed militants.
Meanwhile, the NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has condemned in the strongest words the attack by three Afghanistan-based coalition gunship helicopters and commandos on a village in Birmal area of South Waziristan, in which at least 20 innocent citizens martyred.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday the Governor said,"It is outrageous", adding that as administrative head of FATA, he was responsible for the safety and security of the citizens of the country in that area. The Governor further stated that this was a direct assault on the sovereignty of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan expect that the Armed Forces of Pakistan would rise to defend the sovereignty of the country and give a befitting reply to all such attacks.