Pakistan is blocking food and water from reaching a remote base used by the US for its drone attacks, severely hampering counter terrorism strategy, the Telegraph reported on Thursday. According to the paper, a senior US official said that supplies had been choked off to the airbase and that they were gradually “strangling the alliance” by making things difficult for the Americans in Pakistan.
Last week, senior army officers released a statement riddled with anti-American rhetoric and threatening action against the drones. “As far as drone attacks are concerned, the army has repeatedly conveyed to all concerned that these are not acceptable under any circumstances. There is no room for ambiguity in this regard. The government is making necessary efforts in this direction.”
