Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States (US) is calling
for an end to
CIA drone strikes
ahead of an intelligence
summit in Washington
between the two
countries expected
next week, reports
Dawn. In
a frank debate
on July 27 with
White House war
adviser Douglas
Lute, Ambassador
Sherry Rehman
said the drone
attacks succeeded
in damaging al
Qaeda but are
now only serving
to recruit new
militants. The
two were speaking
to an audience
at the Aspen Security
Forum. ”I am not
saying drones
have not assisted
in the war against
terror, but they
have diminishing
rate of returns,”
Sherry said, speaking
by video teleconference
from Washington.
”We will seek
an end to drone
strikes and there
will be no compromise
on that,” she
added. ISI chief,
Lieutenant General
Zaheer ul Islam,
is expected to
reiterate the
demand in his
first meeting
with CIA Director
David Petraeus,
at CIA headquarters
in Virginia, next
week. |
