Taliban militants in Pakistan's northwest have threatened to launch suicide attacks on foreigners and government targets if the United States does not stop alleged missile strikes from neighboring Afghanistan.
The warning, issued by militants in the North Waziristan tribal region, came as Pakistan's government summoned the U.S. ambassador, Anne Patterson Thursday to protest the alleged U.S. attacks.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani called the missile strikes "intolerable," and said they undermine Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts.A missile attack by a suspected U.S. drone hit Bannu district in the North West Frontier Province Wednesday, killing several al-Qaida-linked militants. It was the first such attack to hit deep inside Pakistan.Meanwhile, Pakistani warplanes and artillery pounded suspected al-Qaida and Taliban strongholds in the Bajaur tribal region and the northwestern Swat valley Wednesday and Thursday, killing about 40 militants.