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CHISHTIAN - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Pakistan could not develop until the scourge of terrorism from the country was not eradicated and the practice of taking foreign loans was not stopped.
Addressing opening ceremony of the Danish School here, he said that no nation could make progress by begging and taking loan in the world. The chief minister said that how long the country would depend on foreign aid, adding, "we can make progress and make the

PESHAWAR - Families of the tribesmen killed and injured in the deadly US drone strike on a tribal jirga on Thursday refused to accept the government's compensation and demanded a halt to US drone strikes in the region. The government had announced Rs 300,000 (about $3,530) each person killed and Rs 100,000 for each injured. Over 40 tribesmen were killed and many others injured in a drone strike on a jirga of council of tribal elders in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan on March 17.

ISLAMABAD - Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Monday claimed that not only the US but NATO forces were also involved in conducting drone attacks inside Pakistani territory. "Pakistan has conveyed its concerns regarding drone attacks not only to the US but also to the NATO forces. The prime minister has told them that the drone attacks were proving counter-productive and were hence promoting extremism rather than countering terrorism," she said while briefing the media on

WASHINGTON - Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman has expressed regrets over civilian casualties in Pakistan and thus took the first step to pave the way for resolving disagreement between the two allies after a drone strike in North Waziristan on March 17 killed several tribal elders.
Grossman insisted that the object of the US mission in Afghanistan and its cooperation with Pakistan was "protecting people and improving their lives,"

LONDON - British Member of Parliament Lord Qurban Husain while condemning the drone attacks in the tribal areas of Pakistan has called upon the United States to immediately halt the killing of innocent people.
Pakistan is a frontline state against terrorism but US government instead of appreciating its role is killing Pakistani people, he added. Lord Qurban was addressing a function of British Pakistani's in Nottingham yesterday. Ehsan Ghazni, Barrister Amjad Hussain, Pakistan

MIRANSHAH - The government will pay compensation to the families of 39 people who died in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, an official said on Saturday. Civilians and police were among those killed when missiles hit a compound in Datta Khel, 40 kilometres west of Miranshah, on March 17.
Tribal administration official Asghar Khan told AFP a compensation package was ready for the victims' families. "Three hundred thousand rupees ($3,530) each will be paid to 39 families,

LAHORE - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened to block the supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan if the US did not stop drone attacks inside the tribal areas of the country in a month.
Addressing a PTI rally at Qartaba Chowk against the desecration of the Holy Quran by a US priest, release of Raymond Davis and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, Imran asked the government to adopt immediate measures to stop the US strikes in the Tribal

ISLAMABAD - Condemning the drone attack in Datta Khel that killed more then 40 people, Muttahida Qabaili Party (MQP) President Habib Malik on Saturday demanded the government compensate the families of victims of the drone attack.
Addressing a news conference at the National Press Club (NPC), Habib said the killing of innocent people in Datta Khel would not have taken place had the government alerted Pakistan Air Force before such drone attacks. Malik said the air force should

PESHAWAR - Tribesmen and students from various organisations on Saturday staged demonstrations here, endorsing the decision of a war on the United States to protest the US drone attack on a traditional jirga in the Data Khel area of North Waziristan. Students from different educational institutions staged demonstrations in front of Peshawar Press Club. They were followed by elders from North Waziristan. They also chanted slogans against the US and Pakistani authorities.
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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI - Thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Friday to protest a US drone strike that killed 44 people this week and the release of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis, who had been held for murdering two Pakistanis in Lahore on January 27.
Security was tight and the US embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar were closed in anticipation of public anger, but fears of violence proved

QUETTA - Members of the Balochistan Assembly have expressed serious concern over the non-availability of fuel for trains and high fares of PIA flights for Balochistan, while condemning US drone attacks on a gathering of tribal elders in North Waziristan Agency.
The assembly session started with Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani in the chair on Friday evening and the House offered fateha for the people killed in Thursday's drone attack in Datta Khel, soon after recitation from the

LAHORE - The drone attack on a jirga of tribal elders in North Waziristan is a direct attack on the country's sovereignty, said PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and senior leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. In a press statement issued on Friday, the PML-Q leaders declared drone attacks a serious violation of human rights unacceptable to Pakistan. Both demanded the government take concrete measures to stop future attacks.

MIRANSHAH - A US drone missile strike killed at least 38 militants in the Datta Khel region of North Waziristan. There were conflicting accounts about the target of the attack. The area is a stronghold of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a Taliban commander.
One official said the missiles targeted a house as elders loyal to Bahadur were trying to mediate between two warring militant groups inside. Another official said the drone attacked a vehicle in the area that was passing by a house where

PESHAWAR - Three suspected militants were killed on Wednesday when US-led allied forces in Afghanistan fired missiles from unmanned drones at a vehicle in the border region of North Waziristan on Wednesday.
Two missiles hit the vehicle near the village of Anbur Shaga in the Datakhel area, destroying it completely and killing all three suspected militants on board. The identity of the militants could not be ascertained but tribesmen believe they were foreign militants.
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MIRANSHAH - At least three militants died Monday in a US missile strike on a vehicle in the tribal area near the Afghan border, security officials said. The drone fired two missiles on a vehicle and initial reports suggest that three militants were killed, according to a security official, who requested anonymity. Another official confirmed the attack and said it took place about 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, a region infested by Taliban and al

LAHORE - Tanzeem-i-Islami (TI) on Saturday staged a protest against the drone attacks and Raymond Davis outside the Masid-i-Shuhada The Mall. The protest was attended by hundreds of TI workers. Speaking to protesters, Tanzeem-i-Islami Lahore Ameer Muhammad Jahangir said that after failing to secure Raymond's release disappointed Americans have started to kill innocent Pashtuns by restarting drone attacks. Political parties who actively protest against Raymond Davis's expected release,

PESHAWAR - At least six people were killed and two others injured in two simultaneous drone attacks in Khaisoora area close to Mir Ali town of North Waziristan on Friday.
A US drone fired two missiles at a pickup truck in Khaisoora. After a few minutes, the drone fired two more missiles. Following the attack, local militants cordoned off the area and did not allow tribesmen near the scene. However, reliable sources said six people had been killed and two had been injured.