Pakistan warns US over missile strikes

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Pakistan's president has warned the new head of US Central Command that missile strikes on Pakistani territory are "counter-productive", reports BBC .
President Asif Ali Zardari told General David Petraeus that such strikes were detrimental to the "war on terror".
Gen Petraeus also met Pakistan's army chief and prime minister during his first visit to the country since taking up his new position.
Correspondents say that this is the most high-profile protest yet from Islamabad against cross-border attacks by US forces based in Afghanistan.
"Continuing drone attacks on our territory, which result in loss of precious lives and property, are counter-productive and difficult to explain by a democratically-elected government," President Zardari said.
Gen Petraeus ( left) is welcomed by Pakistan's Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar
Gen Petraeus' trip comes amid tensions between Islamabad and Washington over US missile strikes on suspected Islamist militants in north-west Pakistan.
"Pakistan has conveyed to the United States of America to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity because the frequent drone attacks could lead to generate anti-America sentiments as well as create outrage and uproar among the people," the Pakistani defence ministry said in a statement.