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At least five suspected militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired two missiles on a vehicle in Doga area...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told reporters at the Allama Iqbal International Airport before his departure to China for a five-day visit on Sunday that his visit was highly important because the spectrum of friendship (with China) needed to be broadened and matters pertaining to prevailing circumstances, especially that of terrorism and drone strikes, would be discussed with Chinese leaders.
He said that China was a sincere friend of Pakistan and had supported

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said that the US drone attacks in its Tribal Areas had become a core irritant in its relations with the US and top leaders from Pakistan had clearly conveyed this stance to the American authorities.
"Drone attacks have become a core irritant in the counter-terrorism campaign," said Foreign Office spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua while addressing her weekly press briefing. "Pakistan has repeatedly taken up the matter with the US at all levels. Prime

MEXICO CITY - The US govt is using unmanned drones to scout for violent drug gangs in Mexico, the New York Times said Wednesday, in an aggressive tactic that could raise sensitive sovereignty questions. The Pentagon began flying the unmanned missions over Mexico last month and they have already uncovered information useful to officials investigating the shooting death of a US customs agent in mid-February, the newspaper said.
US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe

PESHAWAR - US drones killed six militants and injured another five on Sunday in three separate strikes in North Waziristan and South Waziristan, local and official sources said.
The strikes took place in the village of Spalga, 20 kilometres south of Miranshah. The drone first struck a house belonging to a militant leader, and fired a second time at militants who were rescuing the targets of the first attack, killing six and injuring five.
Earlier, a drone fired at a vehicle

PESHAWAR - At least four militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone targeted a house in Mandi Doog near Wana in South Waziristan Agency on Tuesday afternoon. As per details, a US drone fired several missiles at a compound. The house was allegedly being used by militants since long. The hit left the house flattened.
Soon after US attack, the militants cordoned off the site and did not let local tribesmen to help in rescue activities.
The officials in

WASHINGTON - Central Investigation Agency's (CIA) drones killed at least 581 militants in Pakistan last year, but only two were noteworthy enough to appear on a United States' list of most-wanted terrorists, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing independent estimates.
The report said the number of high-ranking militants had fallen or increased only slightly despite a drastically escalated number of drone strikes.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's unpopular government was making some progress winning hearts and minds in North Waziristan, a stronghold of its tenacious militant enemies - from al Qaeda to the Taliban. It upgraded a school and built a new road, lifting the spirits of people like shepherd Resham Khan, a victim of decades of neglect of the forbidding mountain region in the northwest.
Then, last June, 15 members of his extended family were blown to pieces during a funeral procession in his

PESHAWAR - A series of unmanned US drone strikes in North Waziristan on Sunday killed at least 13 militants, officials said, as tribesmen took to the streets to protest the aerial campaign.
According to local intelligence officials, in the first attack that took place in Datta Khel area, two missiles were fired on a vehicle seconds after it was parked outside a house, killing four suspected militants. The militants were said to be members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban North Waziristan

TEHRAN - Iran shot down two US navy drones outside its airspace in the Gulf, ILNA news agency quoting a top military commander as saying on Sunday.
The head of Guards' air force, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said on January 2 that his forces had shot down two drones after they "violated" Iranian territory.
But on Sunday, General Gholam Ali Rashid, the deputy chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, said the unmanned aircraft were shot down outside the airspace of the Islamic

TEHRAN - Iran will put on public display two US Navy drones shot down by its elite Revolutionary Guards, a top Iranian commander said on Saturday.
"The planes that were shot down are among the most modern US navy drones and have a long-range capability," Ali Fadavi, commander of Guards' naval forces, was quoted as saying by Fars news agency. On January 2, the head of Guards air force said the elite unit had downed two "Western spy" drones. He had not said when the two drones were

PESHAWAR - At least eight suspected militants were killed and several others injured in two separate US drone attacks in North Waziristan on Friday.
The first attack destroyed a vehicle in Data Khel area close to the Pak-Afghan border in the morning. The drone fired four missiles at the vehicle killing all six on board.
In the second attack, a motorcycle was hit by two missiles in Boya tehsil's Ghalmani village. Both the riders were killed.
Though identity of the

TEHRAN - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy" drones in the Gulf, the Fars news agency quoted a top commander of the elite military force as saying on Sunday.
"Westerners have a series of capabilities which cannot be ignored, especially satellites, or for example they have spy planes which can take pictures in some places," Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the air force wing of the Guards said.
He said the drones were mainly being used in Iraq and

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan may soon start receiving unarmed drone aircraft, known as Shadow drones from the US as both the allied nations in anti-terrorism global campaign are moving forward in the parleys being held for the purpose.
The US made known its plan to provide Pakistan with around a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) back in January 2010 during the visit of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to Islamabad. The US authorities believe that the Shadow drones would help bolster

QUETTA: There will be no drone strikes in Balochistan, Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani said after the inaugural session of the fifth course under Balochistan Institute of Technical Education (BITE) on Wednesday.
Balochistan Assembly Speaker Mohammad Aslam Bhootani, Federal and Provincial ministers and Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Javed Zia were also present at the occasion.
Raisani rejected reports aired by American media and said the Taliban in

PESHAWAR: Six suspected militants were killed and several injured when US drones fired missiles on a vehicle and a shop at two different places in Khysore village, near North Waziristan's Mirali town, on Monday.
The reports from Mir Ali said that a US drone fired missiles at a vehicle, killing three militants and wounding another two. The dead bodies and injured were shifted to an unknown place.
In another attack, a drone fired two missiles on a shop that killed three men.

PESHAWAR: At least three suspected militants were killed when a vehicle was hit by two missiles fired by a US drone in the North Waziristan Agency on Friday.
The US drone targeted the vehicle carrying militants with two missiles at Peeran village near Miranshah. All three passengers were killed and the vehicle was completely destroyed.
The identity of the killed could not be ascertained. However, local tribesmen said they included foreigners.