Pakistan’s foreign minister says relations with the United States remain on hold following November’s NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border.

Hina Rabbani Khar told Reuters news agency Thursday that Pakistan cannot begin to re-engage with the U.S. until it finishes re-evaluating bilateral ties.

The comments come just days after Pakistan delayed a visit by U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman until a parliamentary committee completes its review of U.S.-Pakistan relations.

Grossman is leading a delegation to Afghanistan this week to get Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s approval for the resumption of preliminary peace talks with the Taliban.

Pakistan’s foreign minister tells Reuters that Washington should not push Islamabad to get involved in the Afghan peace process or go after militant networks until Pakistan finishes re-evaluating its ties with the United States.

Khar said the U.S. needs to be patient and that any pressure would only hurt efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.

The November 26 NATO attack on a Pakistani military post plunged U.S.-Pakistan relations to a new low point.

Last May, a U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad infuriated Pakistan, which was not made aware of the U.S. operation beforehand.