Pak Denies Taliban Claim That US Used Its Airspace To Kill Al Qaeda Leader: Report
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Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone attack in Kabul. (File)Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected the Taliban's claims about Islamabad's airspace being used for the US strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in July.The reaction comes after the Taliban blamed the Pakistani government for allowing its airspace to be used by US drones.Acting Defence Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Yaqoub, on Sunday said that illegitimate use of drones to patrol Afghanistan's airspace is a transgression of the country's borders.The statement was made during a press conference held on Sunday noon by Mullah Yaqoub and the Chief of Staff of the Taliban's military forces, Khaama Press reported."Our information shows that they (US drones) are entering into Afghanistan from P...