Washington, Aug 29(ANI): The United States' drone strike that killed Al-Qaeda's second in command has stoked Pakistani anger over Washington's aggressive unilateral pursuit of militants in their country.
Attiyah Abd al-Rahman, who was effectively Al-Qaeda's chief operating officer, was killed in an attack in the rugged mountains of Waziristan.
A Pakistani defense official, however, claimed that the country's-military and civilian-was increasingly frustrated, as Washington didn't consult them before launching the strike.
"They tell us we have to act like allies. Always there are lectures and demands. But they don't treat us like allies," the Wall Street Journal quoted the official, as saying.
"A one-way relationship doesn't last," he added.
It revealed the double-edged nature of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drone program in which each US victory takes a toll on the US-Pakistani relationship.
Several senior US officials also reckon that there is growing fear that Pakistani leaders could move to curtail the flights in response to outcries from the Pakistani public, which believes the strikes kill civilians. (ANI)
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