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India-Pakistan
PM demands an end to US drone attacks in Pakistan
2012-12-07
We demand an end to Pakistani support of jihadis. Shall we go on to the next round?
[Dawn] Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday demanded an end to US drone attacks in Pakistain in a meeting with the United States Ambassador to Pakistain Richard Olson in Islamabad, DawnNews reported.

The Pak prime minister's call against the covert CIA drone campaign comes the same day a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired missiles at a compound in North Wazoo, killing at least three suspected Death Eaters.

US-Pakistain bilateral relations were discussed during the meeting, sources said.

According to the sources, PM Ashraf expressed his concerns regarding the drone attacks and said that the attacks were harmful and ineffective. He demanded that the US end its drone attacks on Pak soil.

He further said that alternative methods should be used to eliminate terrorism.

He also said that Pakistain was fighting to eliminate terrorism from its soil and would not rest unless it had been successful.

US Ambassador Olson took note of the concerns put forward by PM Ashraf and assured him that US authorities would be informed about their concerns.
Posted by:Fred

#12  DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Telegraph.uk = India]
PAKISTAN "EXPANDING NUCLEAR ARSENAL TO DETER US ATTACK".

and

* SAME > [Yahoo News]EMERGING PAKISTANI TALIBAN CHIEF TO FOCUS ON [anti-US, NATO] AFGHAN WAR.

Wali-ur-Rehman.

Less attacks agz Govt, more attacks agz US-NATO forces + aligned.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-12-07 21:49  

#11  Because Islamabad wants to use Chinese-made armed UAVS to attack its good friends the TTP???

Well there ya go ....
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-12-07 21:22  

#10  Way ahead of you, skipper...
Posted by: Raj   2012-12-07 18:49  

#9  Drink!
Posted by: tu3031   2012-12-07 18:28  

#8  F-150 drones...
Posted by: Glenmore   2012-12-07 17:50  

#7  I'm with the Pakistainis on this. Sure it's big video game fun, but unmanned drones are too labor intensive. Autonomous killbots are the way to go, mos' def. Flying or driving, choose your flavor. They come in singles or the economical swarm-pack.
Posted by: SteveS   2012-12-07 16:29  

#6  We've had Alf and Arclights on the same page, something of a first I think.
Posted by: Shipman   2012-12-07 16:08  

#5  Yeah. Arclights would be better.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-12-07 15:35  

#4  Their pet jihadis are turning on them. More pressure, please.
Posted by: mojo   2012-12-07 13:53  

#3  Already using drones in the U.S. to keep track of radical farmers and ranchers.
Posted by: bman   2012-12-07 11:02  

#2  Fight crime and jihadis right here at home! More immediate benefit to the rule of law, peace and civility might be realized by drone use in Cook County, Illinois as opposed to Pakistan.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-12-07 07:36  

#1  Not until they clear North/south Wazir of jihadis
Posted by: Jomoling the Bald6942   2012-12-07 07:21  

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