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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top military commander has issued orders to the country’s troops to return fire should they come under attack again from U.S.-led coalition forces, a move that is likely to increase tensions after an American-led air raid on two border outposts last week killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan’s army chief, issued the order in a letter to his troops that set out the rules of engagement against any “aggressor.”
Meanwhile, at a Pentagon briefing Friday, Defense Department press secretary George Little said the U.S. asked Pakistan to be part of the investigation into the strike, but the Pakistanis have “elected to date” not to participate.
Denver Post wire services
