'Point-scoring in US polls at Pakistan's expense dangerous'

Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri terming US president candidate Barack Obama's statement "Irresponsible", said point-scoring in the United State's election at Pakistan's cost would be highly dangerous and detrimented to the interests of Pakistan and USA.

Reacting to a statement by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who Wednesday said to use military force against Al Queda operatives hiding in tribal areas of Pakistan, foreign minister Kasuri told APP that "some candidates were scoring points at Pakistan's expense," a press release from the High Commission of Pakistan said. About the legislation on the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Kasuri said that in some ways, "the current legislation HR. 1 (Implementation of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations) is even more counter-productive than Pressler."

"Pakistanis have a bad memory of Pressler," Kasuri added. The Foreign Minister said that Pressler Amendment was aimed at preventing Pakistan becoming a nuclear power, while Pakistan felt that acquiring strategic capability was in its interest following India's nuclear test.