The US Secretary of State John Kerry has pledged to end drione strike on militants in Pakistan “very, very soon”, on the last day of his visit to the country.
"I think the programme will end as we have eliminated most of the threat and continue to eliminate it," Mr Kerry said in a television interview.
"The president has a very real timeline and we hope it's going to be very, very soon," he said.
"We are here to speak honestly with each other, openly about any gaps that may exist that we want to try to bridge. Our people deserve that we talk directly."
Pakistan has demanded an end to attacks on its territory, an issue which has strained relationships between the two countries.
CIA drone strikes have killed up to 3,460 people in Pakistan since 2004 and high level security talks were halted after 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a US attack in 2011. The countries have now agreed to resume the talks.
