And while the attacks have sparked public outrage and denunciations from officials, they are widely believed to have the consent of the Pakistani government.

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

I think it is one of the things that we can be proud of, but my view is that has to be informed consent and I think one of the problems with the way the police service has operated up to now is that the discussion about tactics and strategy has been an internal discussion in the profession and I think the police service needs to be better at having that discussion with the public to whom they are accountable."

VOA: standard.2009.04.21