Islamabad, Pakistan (TML) - The United States has agreed to provide Pakistan with the technology to build drones in a move likely to assist Islamabad in its ongoing fight against the Taliban.
Pakistani Interior Minister Rahman Malek said Pakistan was set to acquire the technology for the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the U.S. and that it would get this technology soon, according to Gulf News.
U.S. drones have frequently been used to carry out attacks in Pakistani tribal areas over the past few months. The policy has drawn anger from Islamabad because the drone attacks inflict a high rate of civilian casualties and Pakistanis view this as an infringement on their sovereignty.
"I think there will be more responsibility on the shoulders of Pakistani authorities once they get the drone technology," he said.
The U.S. Senate has criticized Pakistan for taking a hypocritical line on the drone issue.
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