Atlantic Council South Asia Center director Shuja Nawaz was interviewed on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition for a segment called “U.S. Considers Ways to Keep Drones in Pakistan.”
Pakistan’s Parliament has recommended that the U.S. be prohibited from launching drone missile attacks on Pakistani soil. The drone program has been successful in killing militants in Pakistan, many of whom were launching attacks against American troops in neighboring Afghanistan. Analysts say it’s unlikely the U.S. will agree to stop carrying out missile strikes from the unmanned aerial vehicles. The question is what happens now?