The Pakistan Government will soon formally request the United States to transfer drone technology.
The move from Pakistan is part of the diplomatic efforts seeking an end to the stalemate over the CIA-led campaign in Pakistan's tribal areas.
A senior government official, who is engaged with the US on the subject, told The Express Tribune that preliminary discussions between the US and Pakistan to find alternatives to drone use have already started.
According to the report, the official said that adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the proposal in their recent meeting at the sidelines of Asean Regional Forum in Brunei Darussalam.
The official said that the new administration is confident its efforts will yield a 'positive outcome'.
The official said the formal proposal seeking the transfer of drone technology will be made during the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is due to travel to Islamabad by the end of this month, the report added.
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