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US drone strikes inside Pakistan must end: Nawaz Sharif


Nawaz Sharif said he wanted to strengthen his country`s testy ties with the US but insisted that the...

Pakistan’s court declares US drone strikes as illegal


A Pakistani court directed the Foreign Ministry to move a resolution against the drone attacks in th...

US drone kills four militants in Pakistan


The drone strikes are opposed by the Pakistani government, which describes them as counter-productiv...

No deal with CIA on drone campaign: Pakistan


The New York Times has reported that Pakistan and the US had signed the deal in 2004.

Pakistan seeks UN ban on drone strikes against sovereign nations


Islamabad`s opposition to the use of combat drones stems from its fears that other countries may emu...

US appeals court reverses CIA drone secrecy ruling


A US appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling which allowed the CIA to refuse to confirm whet...

Democrats demand Obama to detail drone policy


Eight lawmakers from his own Democratic Party have urged the US President Barack Obama to make publi...

US’ ‘secretive drone war’ killed 4,700, says senator


Nearly 4,700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in the contentious bombing raids of ...

`Covert operations tag needs to be removed from drones`


A top US Senator heading a Congressional intelligence committee argued that unmanned armed aircraft ...

US’ counter-terrorism `playbook` to allow drone strikes in Pakistan


US Central Intelligence Agency will be allowed to continue its campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan...

Drone strikes to continue in Pakistan: US envoy


US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, has said drone strikes in Pakistan would continue until te...

Five militants killed in US drone attack in Pakistan


The US has continued with its drone campaign despite Pakistan describing the attacks as counter-prod...

`US can keep secrets on targeted drone killings`


A US judge has ruled the Obama`s administration is not required to publicly disclose its legal justi...

US drones kill top Pakistani militant leader, Mullah Nazir, nine others


Mullah Nazir, also known as Maulvi Nazir Wazir, had signed a peace deal with Pakistani security forc...

UK High Court rejects Pak man’s attempt to reveal ‘Britain’s role in US drone attacks’


The UK High Court has rejected an attempt by a Pakistani man to force the British government to reve...

UK High Court block action over US drone attacks in Pakistan


The British High Court rejected a Pakistani man`s bid to force the UK government to reveal if it is ...

Imran Khan quizzed over `drone views` in US


Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken off a US-bound flight at Toronto airport ...

PHC notice to Musharraf for allowing drone attacks


A Pakistani court issued a notice to former President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf for allowing US dr...

Imran seeks UN help to stop drone attacks in Pak


Imran Khan said UN will be requested to intervene for stopping US drone attacks in tribal areas of P...

Drones could soon `refuel` themselves mid-air


The CIA regularly uses unmanned drones to target militants in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan a...

Pak lodges protest over drones, summons US diplomat


Pakistan has lodged strong protest with America and summoned a senior US diplomat.

US drone attacks in Pak insane, immoral: Imran


American drone strikes targeting al Qaeda and Taliban elements in Pakistan`s lawless tribal belt are...

Imran Khan warns of march over drone killings


Imran Khan has said he will lead a peace march to let the world know how the US was killing "innocen...

Pak hasn`t said yes to drones: Sherry Rehman


Pak Ambassador to US said that Pak hasn`t agreed to drone strikes in its territory in exchange for W...

Talk of drones patrolling US skies creates anxiety


There`s concern among liberal civil liberties advocates that drones will be used to gather informati...

Drone attacks condemned in UN Human Rights Council


The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay expressed serious concern o...

Indians support US drone strikes: Poll


The frequent CIA drone attacks on terrorist safe havens in countries like Pakistan is widely opposed...

Drone attacks will continue in Pakistan: US


Pakistan lodged the protest soon after a drone attack killed al Qaeda`s second-in-command Abu Yahya ...

Canada defends the use of military drone attacks


Canada defended the use of military drone attacks, saying technological advances have reduced the li...

`Obama personally decides secret Qaeda kill list`


Barack Obama was personally making all decisions about a top-secret and expanding "kill list" of ter...

Pakistan: 11 militants killed in US drone attacks


US spy planes carried out two strikes in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on M...

‘Drone strikes `essential` for US security


Panetta called drone strikes "one of the most precise weapons that we have in our arsenal."

Pakistan condemns US drone attacks


Pakistan closed the NATO supply routes in November, when 24 of its soldiers were killed in an air st...

Drone strikes are legal and ethical: US


The White House has categorically dismissed Pakistan`s concerns on the drone strikes, as a top Obama...

‘US drone attacks in Pakistan counter-productive`


US drone attacks in Pakistan`s tribal areas are counter-productive as they violate the country`s s...

Pak: 8 suspected militants killed in drone attacks


US stepped up its campaign targeting militants in Pakistan`s restive northwestern tribal region as ...

US drones regularly target terrorist in Pak: Obama


This is for the first time that the US has publicly acknowledged the drone attacks inside Pakistan. ...

UK: 22 held over demo against Pak drone attacks


Twenty-two people were arrested on Friday after a demonstration outside the US Embassy in central Lo...

US drone attacks kill 16 militants in Pakistan


US drones fired a salvo of missiles at a compound in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of...

Jemima to walk with Imran against US drone attacks


Imran Khan will lead a protest walk on Friday against US drone attacks in Pakistan`s tribal areas.

`Drone attacks against Pakistan unacceptable’


Pakistan Foreign Office has again said that drone attacks are against the sovereignty of the country...

Pak Govt gets time to answer petition against US drone attacks


The petition was filed by Saeed through his counsel AK Dogar.

Hafiz Saeed`s petition on drone attacks adjourned


A Pak court has adjourned till September 30 a petition filed by JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.

`Pakistan ends US use of base for drone attacks`


Pakistan has long publicly opposed the missile attacks as a violation of its sovereignty.

Saeed files petition against US drone attacks


JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed filed the constitutional petition through his counsel AK Dogar in t...

US drone attacks kill 15 in Pakistan``s North Wazirstan Agency


The unmanned drone strikes are carried out by the US on reportedly `high value targets` in Pakistan ...

US drone attacks kill seven in Pakistan: Officials


Two US drone strikes targeting a militant compound and a vehicle in Pakistan`s lawless tribal distri...

Stop drone attacks, Zardari tells US


President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US to stop drone attacks in the country`s tribal areas afte...

`Pak secretly backs, publicly bashes US drone attacks`


A US daily said Pak has been “playing a particularly cheap form of politics”.

US drone attacks `core irritant` in bilateral ties: Pak


Pakistan said US drone attacks in its tribal belt had become a "core irritant" in bilateral relation...