NATO secretary general terms Swat deal as Pakistan’s internal issue

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop has said that the Swat peace deal is Pakistan’s internal matter.

Talking to media in Brussels, Hoop said NATO forces had no intention to enter Pakistani borders. He said Pakistani routes for NATO supplies still carried importance despite the start of NATO supply to Afghanistan through Russia. Hoop said cultivation of opium and smuggling were becoming major reasons for terrorism in Afghanistan.