Tag: drone strikes

Khan should protest drone strikes in US: Rashid

Responding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s criticism of the government, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid said Tuesday that Khan should go...

US drone strikes set ‘dangerous precedent’: study

WASHINGTON- America´s reliance on secretive drone missile strikes against terror suspects has set a "dangerous precedent" that could be imitated by other countries and trigger...

Drone strikes kill five suspected militants in Yemen

A drone strike killed five suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen late on Friday, a local official and a tribal source told a foreign...

10 militants killed in two drone strikes in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR- Ten militants were killed in this year's first two drone strikes in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday, six months after the attacks were suspended...

Most US drone strikes in Pakistan target houses

Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other target in the CIA’s 10-year campaign in the tribal regions of northern...

US air force carried out Pakistan drone strikes: Report

A report published in ‘The Guardian’ reveals that a US air force unit in the Nevada desert is flying the CIA’s drone strike programme...

US refuses to discuss Pakistan’s proposed anti-drones draft at UNHRC

The US has defended its decision to boycott a discussion on drones moved by Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council, arguing that it...

US cuts back on drone strikes in Pakistan, report

The United States has sharply restrained drone strikes in Pakistan following a request from the government to curtail the attacks during peace negotiation with...

No more than four civilians killed in US drone strikes in...

U.S. CIA drone strikes against militants in Pakistan killed no more than four civilians last year, according to an annual study by a British-based...

Mazari condemns govt U-turn on drone strikes

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Shireen Mazari on Monday took strong exception to Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid’s attack on Imran Khan and PTI’s...

US backs TTP talks decision but avoids comments on call to...

The US supports Islamabad’s decision on holding talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, senior US officials said on Thursday but offered no elaboration on American...

PM failed to categorically tell Obama to stop drone strikes: Mazari

PTI Central Information Secretary Shireen Mazari on Thursday said it was unfortunate that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif failed to categorically tell US President Barack...

Nawaz says drone strikes major irritant in ties with US

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday described Pakistan-US relationship as ‘vital’ that had scope of being built into a strong partnership, but called for...

PM to raise drone strikes issue with US leadership: FO

    Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has said the prime minister would raise the issue of drone strikes with the US leadership. The spokesman said...

Drone strikes infringe Pakistan’s sovereignty: UN envoy

Pakistan has called for cessation of US drone strikes on its soil through urgent and intense dialogue. Speaking during a UN Security Council debate on...

Drone strikes unpopular across globe, says US survey

The Obama administration’s use of drone strikes faces broad opposition around the world, says a report released on Monday. The Pew Research Centre in...

Nawaz again calls for end to drone strikes

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated Pakistan’s demand for an immediate end to controversial US drone strikes in Pakistan. According to sources, he expressed these...