The study says in some cases, even "senior government figures" gave their approval to the strikes in the country's militancy-hit tribal areas.
"There is strong evidence to suggest that between June 2004 and June 2008 remotely piloted aircraft strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were conducted with the active consent and approval of senior members of the Pak military and intelligence service, and with at least the acquiescence and, in some instances, the active approval of senior government figures," says the report by Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
and counter-terrorism.
The report, however, does not elaborate on the details of the evidence collected.
Islamabad officially condemns US drone attacks as a violation of its illusory sovereignty and counter-productive in the fight against terrorism and militancy.
In April this year, former military dictator Gen (Retd)
Pervez PervMusharraf
... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ...
admitted in an interview to CNN that his government had given approval "only on very few occasions".
Musharraf, who ruled over Pakistain until 2008 after coming to power in a bloodless coup as army chief of staff in 1999, said drone strikes were discussed and approved "at the military and intelligence levels" but only "two or three times".
Drone strikes against Pakistan's sovereignty: Nawaz
Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
has said that drone attacks violate the illusory sovereignty of Pakistain and that the issue will be raised during his visit to the United States, DawnNews reported.
The prime minister spoke to the media after reaching the UK capital while en route to the United States. He said that drone attacks will be discussed when he meets with US President Barack Obama
I am the change that you seek...
Sharif said that Pakistain has raised the issue of drone attacks at the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
as well.
The prime minister also said that all political parties are on one platform with regards to having talks with the Pak Taliban.
The US State Department said that Secretary of State John F.
I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
will meet with Nawaz Sharif before the former leaves on a foreign trip.
The prime minister will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday.
US-Pak relations have weathered numerous crises in recent years.
There was a months-long legal battle over a CIA contractor who killed two Paks, in addition to the fallout from bin Laden's killing in the Pak military town of Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
in May 2011.
The Pak government was outraged that it received no advance warning of the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's compound.
Adding to the mistrust, the US mistakenly killed two dozen Pak soldiers in November 2011. Islamabad responded by shutting land supply routes for troops in Afghanistan until it received a US apology seven months later.