The drone attack in Waziristan leading to many deaths, including collateral damage of loss of life and limb of innocent persons apart from alleged terrorists, has become increasingly controversial.
There are reservations expressed on both sides i.e., Pakistan and USA, on the drone attacks but the recently published book titled Obamas Wars by Bob Woodword states quoting WikiLeaks that President Zardari expressed his concurrence with drone attacks, even saying that collateral damage was none of his concern.
This shows that the President is not on the same page as the nation and the army in condemning the drone attacks. It appears like hunting with the hounds and running with the hare. As such the drone attacks continue and so do the suicide attacks in Pakistan to the consternation of all. A simple way to stop the drone attacks would have been to stop altogether NATO supply route of tankers and trucks to hurt the operators of drones that regularly target Pakistani soil and its citizens.
The CM Punjabs resolve that all should stand as a cemented rock to thwart the drone attacks, including the Pakistan Air Force which could down a drone or two for showing the nations resolve in defending its soil, is the apparent solution of the problem.
MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI
Lahore
