Washington: June 12, 2008 – International Reporter (IRS)/Agencies – Bush Administration has lost confidence in Pakistan that they would help control the terrorism on their behalf. They have clear reports that Pakistan is either unable to check terrorism or does not seriously wish to do it. Their leadership is afraid of their being assassinated if they took any drastic action against them.

America has no reliance even on Coalition Govt. of Pakistan, they don’t have any clear policy towards terrorism. US, therefore, has made clear tothem that they can attack the terrorists along the Afghan border and  declared “It is our legitimate act of self-defence”, and they did it yesterday with air strikes, where some Pak soldiers are alleged to have been killed by error, though the number of dead soldiers is not officially confirmed.

US forces called in the air raid after coalition troops came under fire from Pakistan, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

The attack, according to the Pakistani authorities, left 11 of their soldiers dead and sparked a rupture between the two counties and close allies in the war on terrorism.

"Every indication we have is that this was a legitimate strike against forces that had attacked members of the coalition," Morrell said.

"US forces, operating on the border of Pakistan in Afghanistan territory, came under attack from hostile forces, and - in self-defense - they called in an air strike, which took out those forces that were attacking them."

Morrell could not confirm that Pakistani soldiers were among the dead, but the US State Department, whose ambassador was summoned by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, expressed regret over the incident.

"This is a regrettable incident. We're sad to see the loss of life among the Pakistani military, who are partners in fighting terror," Gonzalo Gallegos, a US State Department spokesman, said.

The military said it bombed a post 200 metres deep into Pakistan where insurgents were firing on the US patrol inside Afghanistan. US forces never crossed the border, Morrell said.

Though the Pakistan Govt. criticized the move fearing that could complicate already difficult relations as a new parliament takes hold, but America has not taken a serious note of it. However, US led forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan should be careful in future to avoid such incidents in future.

Gallegos said” 
"This is a reminder that better cross-border communications between forces is vital," Gallegos said.

The coalition aircraft destroyed the paramilitary Frontier Corps post in the Mohmand tribal region used as refuge by Taliban militants, the Pakistani Army said.

Though Pak alleged that the strike was completely unprovoked, the American forces feel that the attack was essential.

The US military said three aircraft dropped more than a dozen bombs after a two-hour firefight. There were no reports of US casualties.

"At no time did coalition ground forces cross into Pakistan," the US military said in a statement, adding that an investigation into the exchange has been launched.

Some media reports in Pakistan put the casualty figure for the Pakistani soldiers at 13.

Pakistan has deployed some 100,000 troops along its border with Afghanistan to contain cross-border attacks by Al Qaeda and Taliban militants, who have safe havens in the country's tribal areas.

US forces have occasionally targeted militants' hideouts on Pakistani soil, mostly by using pilot less aircraft.

The new coalition government in Islamabad has started peace talks with the local Taliban, a move that has been greeted skeptically by Washington.

Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for Pakistani Taliban, claimed the allied planes' bombardment started after more than 60 "mujahidin" attacked Afghan forces trying to enter Pakistani territory on Tuesday night.