Pakistan's army chief strongly condemned a US drone attack that killed more than three dozen people, saying the missiles struck a peaceful meeting of tribal elders near the Afghan border.
The accusation by General Ashfaq Kayani adds tension to a relationship already strained by the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis by a CIA contractor who was freed on Wednesday following a contentious deal to pay millions in "blood money" to the families of the men he shot.
These conflicts make it that much harder for the US to convince Pakistan to co-operate on the Afghan war by targeting Taliban militants on its territory. The militants regularly stage cross-border attacks against foreign troops. More...
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