"Actually we don't use the drones as we wish."
We do where we've the intelligence and means to independantly prosecute the target.
"But with the joint cooperation of the ISI."
Army and ISI are above reproach, particularly when their forces are engaged in war. Therefore they perpetuate a false message. It suits the GoP and P.A. to deny their engagement in such. It's a prime reason that our perception among the rank and file of the Pakistanis, including many of their troops, suffer.
1.) The Pakistani government refuses to accept responsibility for their involvement unless the kill constitutes a coup of note. Then they'll carefully trumpet their involvement in such a notable exception by highlighting the target's critical importance in order to reap the residual benefits from such.
2.) Because of this contrived dissemblance, the ISPR and GoP avoids needing to educate their public on the importance of our shared relationship nor face the resulting questions from that and the presence of these miscreant elements and others further east. This allows Pakistan to continue posturing to their internal and global Islamic audience as a staunchly anti-American entity facing unreasoned U.S. pressure to their sovereignty.
Having their cake and eating it too in short.
Many in Pakistan see through this embarassing duplicity except the most dull. Most that do see the truth play along to bask in the feigned glow of callow self-righteousness. Those who speak out against such dissemblance are assaulted as American fellow-travellers and puppets.
Don't you know the emperor wears no clothes but few have the courage to acknowledge such?
Thanks.