WASHINGTON – The United States and Pakistan are veering toward a deep clash, with Pakistan’s Parliament demanding a permanent halt to all drone strikes just as the most senior US official since the killing of Osama bin Laden is to arrive with a stern message that the country has only months to show it is truly committed to rooting out Al Qaeda and associated groups. The United States has increased drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas in the past 10 days in an effort to exploit the uncertainty and disarray among militant ranks caused by bin Laden’s death on May 2. The latest airstrikes, on Friday, came as Pakistan’s spy chief, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in a rare appearance…
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