On Thursday, foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit called the missile strikes "counterproductive."

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Abdul Basit,the spokesman for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry.

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One, Abdul Basit Usman, may have been killed in a recent drone attack in Pakistan's tribal areas.

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"We say that all options are there and must be put on the table, " said Abdul Basit Sieda, the group's leader.

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Over the weekend, the opposition Syrian National Council elected minority Kurdish activist Abdul Basit Sieda to unite dissidents seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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