London, July 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today that any repeat of an Abbottabad-like operation would be "totally unacceptable" to his country and warned it would further aggravate public opinion against the US.
 But, contradicting public claims by US officials who have said a repeat cannot be ruled out, Gilani said here that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had assured him personally that there will be no more unilateral raids.
 Gilani's remarks came in an interview to the Guardian newspaper at a time when relations between Pakistan and the US are at a low following a series of disagreements in the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing in a covert US military operation in Abbottabad on May 2.
 Gilani's contention of assurances contradict assertions by top American officials, including President Barack Obama and Clinton, that US forces would not shy from a repeat action against other al-Qaeda leaders if necessary.
 Gilani said today that any repeat of the Abbottabad raid would be "totally unacceptable".
 "Public opinion would further aggravate against the United States and you cannot fight a war without the support of the masses. You need the masses to support military actions against militants," he was quoted as saying by the paper.
 He said another raid would damage "not only our relationship, but also our common objective, to fight against militants. We are fighting a war and if we fail that means that it's not good for the world. We can't afford losing".

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