Tag: Drones

Pakistan demands end to US drone strikes

Taking note of the current pause in the US drone strikes, Pakistan has called for a complete halt to attacks on its soil as...

Drones hover over NWA as team meets TTP shura

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan commanders and the members of their nominated committee formed to holds talks with the government kept changing the venue of their...

Drone strikes lessen to all time low since 2008: CMC

According to data released by Conflict Monitoring Center (CMC), a remarkable decline in drone strikes in Pakistan has been observed during the year 2013....

Former US drone operator: ‘We always wonder if we killed the...

As the debate over military drone use rages on, The Guardian has published an unexpected voice on the topic, that of a former US...

UN calls for drone strikes to comply with international law

The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on states using drone strikes as a counter-terrorism measure to comply with international law...

ISPR, religious parties stoke anti-drone sentiment in Pakistan: Munter

Terming drone attacks an integral part of American policy, former US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Thursday alleged that the Inter-Services Public Relations...

Nawaz conveys concern over drone strikes to Hagel

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday once again conveyed Pakistan’s concern over US drone strikes, stressing that drone strikes were counterproductive to efforts to...

Nawaz’ failure to get drones stopped compelled PTI to block NATO...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has told envoys from NATO states that his party’s government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) had blocked the NATO...

Report says plans for drone strikes are hatched in Germany

Many of US drone strikes for targeted killing in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan are planned and carried out from US military bases in...

Bring down those drones!

Applauding a demonstration of downing of drone during military exercises, Jamaate Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hasan has called upon the government to show courage...

No drones to be allowed after 20th: Imran

PTI chief says KP govt to surely suspend NATO supply lines unless end to drone strikes guaranteed All efforts for talks destroyed by drone attacks Questions...

Drones on the table as Nawaz meets Obama today

The United States of America, currently recovering from a government shutdown after a debt duel with the opposition Republicans, found itself pushed to the...

Nawaz heads to US with drones high on agenda

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas were a challenge to Pakistan’s sovereignty and he will...

US has killed far more civilians with drones than it admits,...

A new report from a special UN investigator says drone strikes have killed far more civilians than US officials have publicly acknowledged – at...

Nawaz soft on drones but resolute on peace with India

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday emphasised the need for improving Pakistan-India ties and called for fulfilling the United Nations-recognised rights of the people...

UN session: Obama takes note of Peshawar church attack, says drones...

United States (US) President Barack Obama on Tuesday noted the killing of Pakistanis in the Peshawar church blasts as he discussed threats to international...

‘PM’s viewpoint on drones to hold no weight in UN after...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Monday said the Peshawar church attack occurred at a time when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was to...