It seems that Pakistan's restraint over open, flagrant and defiant violations of its air space, followed by repeated drone attacks and missile strikes in the tribal areas, especially the latest assault on its border post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has finally exhausted the country's patience. Despite strong protests by the Pakistan government, NATO and ISAF forces have continued their defiant incursions near Chaman and Parachinar, killing three Pakistani soldiers at the Afghan border posts. The Pakistani security forces have, however, come to the conclusion that if such acts of aggression against its soil continue, the national security of the state would be gravely threatened. Therefore, when the NATO and ISAF commander in Afghanistan, General David Patreaus, made an absurd statement declaring that "NATO forces had to undertake such operations in self-defence", and would not hesitate to repeat violations of Pakistan's sovereignty in future, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had no choice left, except to warn Pentagon and obviously General Patreaus of the grave consequences that they may have to face in case of any missile strike inside the Pakistani territory in future. Hats off to General Kayani Without an iota of doubt, I am sure that our brave military personnel will respond to any act of aggression by the foreign forces in a befitting manner. Let there be no uncertainty that any attack on Pakistan and its military posts - both inside and outside the Pak border - will be considered as an act of 'war'. So, the message sent, by the Pakistani government and its military, is loud and clear. That was perhaps immediately realised by the administrations in Washington and Kabul. But while Richard Holbrooke, US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and General David Petraeus telephoned General Kayani regretting NATO's incursions, promising that it would not be repeated, the American media started spinning other stories mainly about the unstable conditions in Pakistan, mainly focussing on the army's role and the unpredictable position General Kayani would take at any crucial moment during the ongoing war. However, it is quite surprising that after all the sacrifices and colossal damage suffered by the Pakistani nation, as well as its daring army, during their role as a frontline state in the war on terror, the Western, especially the US media, had the nerve to suspect our commitment and sincere efforts to contain terrorism. More so, it is quite misleading when the high ranking officials of the Obama administration visiting Pakistan fail to understand as to why the US is hated in Pakistan. Meanwhile, since Pakistan - despite repeated requests - did not get any response from the US to its diplomatic appeals against the naked aggression being committed by the foreign troops, it had no other option except to temporarily block one of the two supply lines that were used to transport goods and other necessities to NATO and ISAF forces in Afghanistan. Although the drone attacks on Pakistan killing innocent civilians had been tolerated for many years, the recent attacks by NATO helicopters have proved to be the last nail in the coffin. The sooner, the Obama administration understands the harsh reality of respecting its allies, the better it would be for the prosperity and sustainability of the Pak-US relations. The writer is the president of the Pakistan National Forum.