Tag: drone attacks

No change in govt’s policy on drone attacks: Musadik Malik

Says recent drone attack a matter of grave concern for Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Media Affairs Musadik Malik, while dispelling impression...

Khawaja Asif says drone attacks not carried inside Pakistan’s territory

  After a recent spate of drone attacks by the US, killing as many as 31 people, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that...

Nisar condemns govt’s silence over Kurrum drone attack

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said it is surprising that Pakistan did not even issue a formal condemnation against...

No link between military operation and drone attacks, says FO

Spokesperson says Pakistan regards drone strikes a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity Says Pakistan has urged Afghanistan for better border management to thwart...

Obama holds his drones following Pak Army action in NWA: report

United States President Barack Obama has put drone attacks in Pakistan on hold after Islamabad’s decision to step up its military actions in Pakistan’s...

Anti-drone campaigner goes missing from Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD- An anti-drone campaigner has gone missing after he was picked up from his residence in the outskirts of Islamabad, his family and lawyer said...

US Congress to hear testimonies of Pakistani drone victims

The ice is finally breaking as the United States Congress will hear the testimonies of the US drone attacks survivors from Pakistan for the...

Limit use of drones to surveillance, says Ban

        Endorsing Pakistan’s stance on drone attacks, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday termed the attacks a violation of international laws and said these...

No timetable to end drone attacks: US

  State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf has said no timeline could be provided to end drone attacks. Briefing the newsmen in Washington, Harf said the US...

Drone attacks may lead to direct standoff with US: Nisar

Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday said continuation of drone attacks in Pakistan could lead to a “direct standoff” between Pakistan and the...

End drone attacks, Nawaz tells Olson

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the US should end drone attacks in Pakistan as Pakistanis were not terrorists, but...

PTI to stage US-styled debates, but does everyone know about it?

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may be against American drone attacks, but when it comes to democracy, it prefers US-styled debates for its first-ever intra-party...

‘Zardari provided mere lip-service’

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that President Asif Ali Zardari’s statement about drone attacks was a mere routine statement. Talking to...

Pakistan, US operating on a trust deficit: Gilani

With his fate at home hanging in the balance, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani repudiated US claims that Pakistan was falling short on fighting...

Drone attacks against Pakistan’s sovereignty: Basit

The Foreign office spokesman has said drone attacks amount to violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and undermine efforts to combat militancy and terrorism. Pakistan has said...

Britain’s Hague sued over Pakistan drone attacks: Legal firm

A British law firm said on Sunday it was to sue Foreign Secretary William Hague on behalf of a Pakistani man over claims that...

Pakistan tribesmen protest US drone strikes

Hundreds of armed tribesmen on Thursday rallied against US drone attacks in tribal belt, demanding compensation for damage and losses, witnesses said. Markets remained closed...