He said the strikes must stop.
"Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday US drone strikes are regrettable and must stop as they are a threat to the sovereignty and security of the country," Dawn News reported.
He said the country needs to maintain the success attained through operation Zarb-i-Azb.
"Terrorists will not be allowed to re-enter into areas cleared in South Waziristan and North Waziristan,"Sharif was quoted as saying by Dawn News.
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