ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Thursday said that the US missile strikes on its restive tribal regions were the violation of international law as well as that of all understandings between the two states. "The attacks are in violation of international law and all understandings between the two sides," said the Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq while addressing his weekly press briefing here. Sadiq said, "Statements made by Pakistani leadership as well as rules of engagement are very clear and the discussions the two countries had on rules of engagement were also very clear." He said that the government of Pakistan was committed to do whatever was possible to stop those attacks. "The issue has been raised at every level including at summit level," he added. Answering a query on media reports that India was building six airbases along Pakistani border, the spokesman said, "We have seen the media reports but have no confirmation about their authenticity. However, we believe that any action which could increase the tensions or cause an arm race is counterproductive to the interest of the South Asian region and its some 1.5 billion people," he said. When asked to comment on US President-elect Barack Obama's offer to play a role in finding a solution to Kashmir dispute and the Indian External Affairs Minister's assertion that Kashmir was a bilateral issue, he said Pakistan's position on the resolution of Kashmir dispute was well-known. "The UN Security Council resolutions called for the settlement of that dispute through a plebiscite, which essentially made Kashmiris a party to the dispute," he said, adding that Pakistan was ready to consider any constructive proposal for addressing the issue either bilaterally or through a multilateral organisation or third party mediation. "The sooner this dispute is resolved the better off the region would be," he said. When asked about the schedule of next meetings between Islamabad and New Delhi as a part of Composite Dialogue process, Sadiq said the meeting on Terrorism and Drug Trafficking would be held on November 25, 2008 in Islamabad and the meeting on Sir Creek would be held on 2nd and 3rd December 2008 in New Delhi. The dates for remaining meetings were being finalised, he said. He said, "Pakistan looks forward to continued constructive engagement with India to address all outstanding issues and achieve mutually beneficial cooperative relationship." To a comment by questioner that the so-called group "Friends of Democratic Pakistan" has failed to provide any financial support to Pakistan, he said Pakistan had made it clear that Friends of Democratic Pakistan was not a donor group. "It is essentially a support group of friendly countries to a democratic Pakistan. The group will support Pakistan at international fora, they will promote investment in Pakistan, support us to increase our exports and provide assistance for selected projects. There are no plans of cash assistance," he said. To another query, he said the prisoners' issue between Pakistan and India was a humanitarian issue. "Pakistan has sought the release of its nationals from Indian prisons while facilitating the release of Indian prisoners in Pakistan," he added. "A total of 29 Pakistani prisoners will be repatriated to Pakistan on November 14 (today) via Wagah border," he said. When asked to comment on blasphemous photographs reportedly displayed at a museum in the Netherlands, Sadiq said, "Pakistan is seriously concerned about the growing Islamophobia in the West. Irresponsible individuals and Western organisations perpetrating targeted blasphemous acts against Muslims and other communities need to be stopped." He said Pakistan condemned the actions by individuals and institutions/art galleries who sought cheap publicity at the cost of hurting the sentiments of Muslim community. "We also expect that the European governments will take action in cases where freedom of expression is distorted to insult other communities and hurt their feelings," he said. When asked whether there was any particular reason that President Zardari didn't attend the dinner hosted by UN Secretary General in New York, he said, "There was no particular reason. In international conference you don't attend every event." In his opening statement, he said Pakistan would host the Third Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Interior/Home in Islamabad on November 27, 2008. Interior/Home Ministers of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka would attend the meeting, he added. He said many subjects including the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme, Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, functioning of SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk, SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk, and matters relating to combating corruption would be discussed during the meeting. To a query, he said Pakistan's approach to secure the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui was at multiple levels. "We are in touch with all the concerned and those who could help us in the release of Dr Aafia. Pakistan is fully committed to her early release," he said. When asked at what stage were the negotiations between Pakistan and India over the Chenab River flow, Sadiq said Pakistan was pursuing the matter with India at technical, diplomatic and political levels. "Pakistan hopes that India would resolve the issue at the earliest in accordance with the Indus Water Treaty and in the spirit of promoting good neighbourly relations between the two countries," he said. On the kidnapping incidents targeting foreign diplomats and engineers in Pakistan, Sadiq said those incidents were extremely unfortunate. "The government of Pakistan will not leave any stone unturned to secure the safe return of these abductees," he said.