Re: “Strong evidence” Pakistan military approved US drone strikes: UN report
It is fact that drone strike can stop tomorrow if Pakistan government wants to. Anyhow, this stoppage won’t happen just by telling Americans to stop drone strikes.
The way Pakistan government can make drone strikes stop is by giving assurance to Americans that no insurgents can use Pakistani lands as refuge, from where they can cross border to hit Americans (and Afghans) in Afghanistan and return.
That means, to stop drone strikes, Pakistan will have to offer an alternative and that would be Pakistan armed forces entering tribal areas against Afghan insurgents (and Pakistani terrorists) with full force, kill or arrest them, and take control of the border crossing, making sure that no unwanted elements cross border (something Americans would like too, better than drone strikes).
Unfortunately, giving that assurance to Americans and acting on that assurance, would stop drone strikes but Pakistan army entering tribal areas to kill or arrest afghan insurgents (and Pakistani terrorists) would cause lot of casualties to Pakistan army as well as innocent civilians living in the area. Such action with low technology Pakistan possesses means, to do the job effectively constraining own body counts, Pakistani forces would use indiscriminate bombings of the area both with heavy guns and air-force bombers.
Since Pakistani politicians as well as army thinks that effective action of Pakistan in tribal areas would be more problematic and costly in life of armed forces as well as civilians of the area, than letting drone strikes to continue, government as well as army considers American drone strikes as better option.
If anyone thinks that drone strikes should stop and Pakistan army try to take control of the area with full military force, regardless of number of civilians and military casualties (that would be huge if Pakistan army would act forcefully), then it is fine, else drone strike is better option.
Anyhow, one thing cannot happen (very unlikely), that is, drone strikes stop and Pakistan army do not act in tribal area with full force, letting Pakistani land getting used as refuge by people fighting war in Afghanistan.