- There has been “no visible blow back” from Pakistan after a US drone strike killed Taliban chief Mullah Mansoor on 21 May, top Pentagon official Army Brigadier General Charles H Cleveland has said.
- Cleveland said there had been no military-to-military issue yet and that they are trying to ensure a good relationship with the Pakistani military, although there has been “some tension and some back-and-forth”.
- Pakistan Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif described the US drone strikes in Pakistani territory as “regrettable.” Senior Pakistani leadership has said that the US air strike “violated its sovereignty”.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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