U.S. Drone Strikes In Pakistan 'On Hold'

US officials fear more strikes may push Pakistan-US relationship 'past the point of no return'. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

US Drone Strikes 'On Hold' In Pakistan: US Official -- Long War Journal

As the US-Pakistan relationship continues to unravel, the US has placed its covert air campaign that targets al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan's tribal agencies "on hold."

Several US intelligence officials involved in the CIA program, which uses unmanned Predator and Reaper strike aircraft, more commonly called drones, told The Long War Journal that US officials fear that an attack at this point in time would further damage the already fragile relationship between the US and Pakistan.

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