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| Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges end to US drone strikes | Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges end to US drone strikes |
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| Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for an end to US drone strikes in his first address since being re-elected to the post. | Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for an end to US drone strikes in his first address since being re-elected to the post. |
| "We respect the sovereignty of others and they should respect our sovereignty and independence. This campaign must come to an end," he told MPs. | "We respect the sovereignty of others and they should respect our sovereignty and independence. This campaign must come to an end," he told MPs. |
| Mr Sharif, who was ousted in a 1999 coup, will be sworn in later for an unprecedented third term as PM. | Mr Sharif, who was ousted in a 1999 coup, will be sworn in later for an unprecedented third term as PM. |
| He faces numerous challenges, including Taliban attacks and a crippled economy. | He faces numerous challenges, including Taliban attacks and a crippled economy. |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says that Mr Sharif's re-election is an extraordinary comeback for the centre-right leader. | The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says that Mr Sharif's re-election is an extraordinary comeback for the centre-right leader. |
| In his speech to parliament after MPs approved him as prime minister, Mr Sharif also pledged to tackle corruption and reduce unemployment and power cuts. | |
| He told MPs that it was necessary to work out a joint strategy to stop drone strikes. | |
| "We must learn others' [American] concerns about us, and express our concerns about them, and find a way to resolve this issue," he said. | |
| "These drone strikes that rain in every day have to stop." | |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan - who was in parliament to hear Mr Sharif speak - says that the underlying message was that US concerns about militancy need to be addressed. | |
| In his remarks to the National Assembly, Mr Sharif also appealed for unity, while stressing that improving the economy will be his top priority. | |
| But to do that he may need a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. |