Continued drone attacks: government criticised for failure to implement unanimous resolution

The government is yet to come up with a strategy to implement unanimous resolution passed by joint session of the parliament particularly to respond to the US drone attacks by withdrawing transit facility allowed to Nato/ISAF forces. Talking to Business Recorder here, leaders of various political parties blasted the government for its 'inability' to ensure implementation on the unanimous resolution in letter and spirit.
"The resolution passed after the in-camera briefing on May 13 strongly asserted that unilateral actions, such as those conducted by the US forces in Abbottabad, as well as the continued drone attacks within the territory of Pakistan, are not only unacceptable but also in violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and humanitarian norms and such drone attacks must be stopped forthwith, failing which the Government will be constrained to consider taking necessary steps including withdrawal of transit facility allowed to Nato/ISAF forces".
The joint resolution came in the backdrop of US unilateral raid on May 02 in Abbottabad that led to killing of Osama bin Laden, since the country witnessed three drone attacks ie on May 13, May 16 and with the recent on Friday (May 20).
"This indicates clear inability of the government to ensure implementation of the unanimous resolution by withdrawing the Nato transit facility as a first step and then shoot the drones down in case such strikes continue," said Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami. He alleged that the government has joined with the US to violate Pakistan's sovereignty. He said that it was the responsibility of the government to ensure respect of the joint resolution of the parliament.
In fresh move, US drone reportedly fired two missiles, killing at least six people in North Waziristan on Friday. On May 13, a US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in North Waziristan's Kharkamar area, killing at least four suspected militants, which coincided with a joint sitting of parliament. Friday's attack was the seventh reported from the tribal areas since US unilateral raid in Abbottabad on May 2.
Another drone attack was carried out on May 16, which coincided with the visit of US Senator John Kerry to mend Pak-US ties in the wake of US forces operation in Abbottabad. Furthermore, two paramilitary soldiers received wounds by Nato helicopters' shelling after violating airspace of the country.
When approached for his comments on the repeated drone attacks, PML-N's spokesman Siddiqul Farooq, alleged the PPP government for diluting the power given by the parliament through unanimous resolution for its personal motives. He asked the government why the joint resolution was not being implemented to stop such repeated attacks on the country's sovereignty. He referred to a similar parliamentary resolution passed in 2008, saying that the PPP government did not abide by the unanimous voice of the parliament, adding that PML-N would not further tolerate comprise on the country's sovereignty.
Senator S M Zafar of the PML-Q, however, came up with what he said the realistic approach saying that he believes that none of the items of the joint resolution was in the country's command except formation of the independent commission to probe into May 02 incident.
He was of the view that withdrawing transit facility to the Nato as protest over the drone attacks was also above the mandate of Pakistan, adding that the parliament did not think of the possible consequences that would be in case the facility is withdrawn. He opined that such an act would be a declaration of war with other powers including the US, saying that acting on one option and ignoring the other would be a failure of the strategy.