US Promises Full Probe Into Pakistan Deaths

The US has offered its "deepest condolences" after up to 26 Pakistani soldiers were killed in cross-border Nato air strikes.

America stressed the "importance" of its ties with Pakistan following the deadly assault on a border checkpoint.
In a joint statement, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also backed Nato's intention to launch an immediate investigation.
Pakistan is reportedly set to review all diplomatic, military and intelligence links with the US and Nato following the incident.
A Nato spokesman has admitted it is "highly likely" its aircraft were behind the assault on Pakistani troops while hunting insurgents near the border.
The Pakistani government has responded by blocking the vital supply route for Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan.
It has also ordered the US to vacate a controversial airbase within 15 days, reports say.
The site, a remote desert outpost in southwest Pakistan, is reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone strikes. Pakistan previously told the US to leave it in June.

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Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson, spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), said earlier: "Close air support was called in, in the development of the tactical situation, and it is what highly likely caused the Pakistan casualties.

Pakistan's prime minister issues a warning to U.S.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: A top Afghan official warns of possible conflict with Pakistan
• Pakistan denies firing first at NATO aircraft that killed two dozen Pakistanis
• The Pakistani Taliban say Pakistan must respond in kind to the attack
• Pakistan's prime minister warns about violations including the Osama bin Laden raid

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Tensions among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States jumped a notch Monday, with Pakistan's prime minister warning there would be "no more business as usual" with Washington after NATO aircraft killed two dozen Pakistan troops.
The Pakistani Taliban urged Pakistan to respond in kind to the airstrike, which NATO called a "tragic unintended" event.
The Pakistani military insisted Monday it had not fired first in the incident, and it said it had told NATO its aircraft were firing on friendly troops.
Meanwhile, a top adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned that Afghanistan and Pakistan could be on a path to conflict.

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