Special report: Pakistani Situation

    ISLAMABAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Friday said that the U.S. drone attacks inside its territory from Afghanistan are counter-productive, demanding the U.S. administration review its policy in this regard.

    The U.S. drone attacks inside Pakistan is a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit in response to a question.

    Basit said Pakistan has conveyed to the U.S. government its concerns as these attacks were "definitely counter-productive".

    Pakistan's remarks came at a time when U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil the review policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan later Friday.

    Obama also called Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday before the review policy was released.

    The U.S. force has recently intensified drone strikes inside Pakistan from Afghanistan for fear that Pakistan could not eliminate the hideouts of al-Qaida and Taliban militants on its soil.

    Earlier, the New York Times had reported that the United States was considering whether to expand its covert war in Pakistan by striking the southwest province of Balochistan.

    But the Pakistani government has repeatedly refuted the U.S. drone attacks on its soil.