"We are going to do our utmost to make sure that this march doesn't go ahead, " he said, adding that the town's council had received dozens of e-mails and phone calls from people concerned with the issue.
Once in office, Mr. Sharif will come under heavy pressure on the issuefrom a new political force, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which has made opposition to American drones a central theme of its politics.