Pakistan on Thursday summoned the US ambassador to Islamabad to protest the violation of national sovereignty through the operation conducted by US forces in Abbottabad, officials and local media said. US ambassador Cameron Munter was summoned to the Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad as Pakistan decided to formally protest against the pre-dawn operation that reportedly had killed al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden on May 2, according to private TV channels.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Salman Bashir told Munter that the US operation was an attack on the country's security and sovereignty. While terming Osama's death a success, Bashir said Pakistan "will not tolerate" any such unilateral action or violation of its airspace in future. During the conversation, Munter described US wish of improved relations with Pakistan, officials from Pakistani FO said. Munter, expressing regrets over the violation of Pakistani airspace, said that the said operation was a major and bold step against the world's most wanted person.