To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

US drone kills 12 Pakistanis in Pak-Afghan border region

Islamabad, Mar.13 (ANI): A unmanned US drone has killed at least 12 people in Pakistan's Kurram district near the Afghan border, a local official said.

"Taleban militants have sealed off the area and are retrieving bodies from the rubble," said a security official.

This was the fifth drone attack on Pakistan territory since Barack Obama became US president.Pakistan is critical of the tactic because, it says, civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants.

The target of the missiles was a training camp run by a local Taleban commander.

The US does not confirm drone attacks but no other countries have the power to deploy such weapons in the region. (ANI)

Zardari tells US CENTCOM Chief to stop drone attacks in the tribal region

Islamabad, Jan.20 (ANI): Pakistan has once again urged the United States to stop the drone attacks in the tribal areas along the Pakistan -Afghanistan border.Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met US CENTCOM Chief General David Petraeus here and said that the US drone attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in the tribal region of the country is weakening the writ of the government and destabilizing the political process, The News reported.He said that the US led attacks.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login