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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorising its forces to act in Pakistan.
The New York Times said the US Government was considering expanding the authority of the CIA and the military to conduct far more aggressive covert operations in Pakistan, concerned over intelligence reports that al Qaeda and the Taleban were more intent on destabilising Pakistan.
"Pakistan's position in the war on terror has been very clear - that any action on Pakistani soil will be taken only by Pakistani forces and Pakistani security agencies," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Sadiq.
Military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad said no US military operations, overt of covert, were allowed.
- REUTERS
