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A Pakistani parliamentary commission demanded an end to American drone attacks, complicating US-Pakistan relations. Meanwhile, the National Park Service plans to restrict noise from tourist aircraft flying over the Grand Canyon. In other news, Illinois votes for the GOP nominee, the Denver Broncos negotiate with Peyton Manning, and a missing hot air balloonist is found in Georgia after a challenging search effort.
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A Pakistani parliamentary commission demanded an end to American drone attacks inside the country as part of proposed new terms of engagement with the United States. The demand could complicate efforts to rebuild U.S.-Pakistani ties that were all but severed by U.S. airstrikes in November along the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
In Other News • The National Park Service soon will adopt a plan restricting noise from tourist aircraft at the Grand Canyon. The plan would limit the number of flights, hours and routes that tour operators could fly over the 277-mile-long park. It also requires quieter planes and helicopters. "It is the best plan the park service could get given the conditions we have to deal with," says Grand Canyon park Superintendent David Uberuaga, referring to opposition from tour operators and what he called the Federal Aviation Administration's attempts to "delay" and "sidetrack" the plan. But it is not, he says, enough to restore "natural quiet" to one of the world's natural wonders. • Fifty-four delegates are up for grabs Tuesday when Illinois votes for the GOP presidential nominee. • The Denver Broncos are in ongoing contract talks with free agent quarterback Peyton Manning. • A search-and-rescue team on Monday found the body of a missing hot air balloonist who had crashed in Georgia three days earlier. At least seven helicopters and planes and more than 100 people on the ground participated in the difficult search.
