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KARACHI: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Thursday denied having made any offer about sending Pakistani troops to Iraq.

Addressing a press conference on return here from Istanbul after leading Pakistan's delegation to ICFM, Kasuri referred to a report published in a section of the press quoting him about making an offer of sending Pakistani troops to Iraq and said he made no such offer.

Expressing surprise over the report, Kasuri made it clear that sending troops to Iraq is an important issue and a decision in this regard can only be taken after endorsement from the parliament and keping the public opinion in view.

He pointed out that about a year or one and a half year back Pakistan was asked for sending our army, "but we had an objection and at that time we were opposed to attack on Iraq."

"Now we have received a request to send troops for protection of the UN personnel, but we have not taken a decision as yet," the FM told newsmen.