US suspends drone strikes in Pakistan

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The US has acknowledged suspension of drone strikes in Pakistan.

25 December,2011 03:08 am

The US acknowledgment of an ongoing six-week suspension of drone strikes in Pakistan came Saturday amid White House efforts to repair a relationship damaged when 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a US airstrike last month.An Obama administration official told CNN on Saturday that US drone strikes havent been conducted in Pakistan for about six weeks. The official declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information.