'Drones will strike Pakistan as long as US wants'
Islamabad: Despite Pakistan's objections, US drone strikes are going to continue as long as America thinks they are useful, said a Pakistani daily.
An editorial in the News International on Friday said the "drones are back in business".
There was a two-month pause in drone activity following NATO airstrikes in November last year in which 24 Pakistani soldiers died.
Pakistan's ties with the US came under a severe strain after the airstrikes on two Pakistani Army checkposts in Mohmand Agency in the northwest region. Islamabad promptly barred the passage of NATO supplies through the country and decided to boycott an international conference focussed on the future course of action in Afghanistan. It also told the US to vacate the key Shamsi airbase in Balochistan that was used to launch drone strikes.
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