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US drone attack kills four in Pakistan

Islamabad: Four people were killed early Wednesday in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan

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Missiles were fired at a house around 2.00 a.m. in the North Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan, Xinhua quoted the Geo TV as saying.

This was the first such attack since the cross border NATO air raid Nov 26 last year on two Pakistani border posts. It killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Someone from Pakistan please spot some light on it,,,, if its true or another Indian media propaganda??? ;)
RIP to the dead if they would not found to be terrorists

US drone attack kills four in Pakistan -  
 
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I guess Ghaddari, Gilani, Kyani and PAF chief got their share of $$$.....they need to be kicked out right away and hungup on the bellows as soon as possible in doing treachery to the Pakistan and its sovereignty......:smokin:
 
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U.S. fires 1st drone in Pakistan since fatal strike


WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. carried out its first drone strike into Pakistan since errant November airstrikes by U.S. forces killed two dozen Pakistani troops along the Afghan border. The latest missile attack killed four militants, three of them Arabs, according to Pakistani intelligence officials.

The drone strike took place Tuesday near Miran Shah in North Waziristan, an al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold that has been pounded by the U.S. since the drone program began in earnest in 2009. The intelligence officials didn't give their names because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Relations with Pakistan plummeted after the Nov. 26 airstrikes prompted Islamabad to shut down vital supply routes into Afghanistan and force the U.S. to vacate Shamsi Air Base in southwestern Baluchistan province. The U.S. used the base to service drones that targeted militants in the tribal regions close to Afghanistan.

American officials say there had been no promise by Washington that drone operations would be avoided since the deadly airstrikes, but that the lull was part of a broad effort to tamp down tensions with Pakistan. While there has long been some level of agreement by Pakistan over the drone attacks, their scope and frequency has been a source of friction between the two countries.

An American investigation into the November airstrikes concluded that a persistent lack of trust between the U.S. and Pakistan, and a series of communications and coordination errors on both sides, led to the attacks. Pakistani officials have rejected that probe and there has been little public sign that relations between the two countries are improving.

There were more than 60 drone attacks last year, significantly less than in 2010. The attacks have killed scores of militants, among them several mid- and high-ranking commanders. American officials don't talk about the program in public, but privately say it has been vital in tamping down the threat from al-Qaida in one of its global hubs.

Human rights activists in Pakistan and abroad have reported significant civilian casualties as a result of the strikes.

The U.S. says the strikes are accurate, but doesn't publicly investigate the allegations.

U.S. fires drone strike in Pakistan
 
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Somebody Pls shotdown that Drone ......
where are the world most feared air force and military ...... the world leading fighter jet jf-17s ...
Last Week everyone was just jumping on one another to shoot down drone next time it enter pakistani airspace...

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Somebody Pls shotdown that Drone ......
where are the world most feared air force and military ...... the world leading fighter jet jf-17s ...
Last Week everyone was just jumping on one another to shoot down drone next time it enter pakistani airspace...

:bunny:

Seems all that hot air and fanboy talk leads to the best strategy that they could think of



















































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U.S. fires first drone since errant airstrikes that killed two dozen Pakistan troops

Attack takes place in Al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold close to Afghan border

BANNU, Pakistan - An American drone strike killed four Islamist militants in Pakistan, the first such attack since errant U.S airstrikes in November killed two dozen Pakistan troops and pushed strained ties between the two nations close to collapse, Pakistani intelligence officials said Wednesday.

The attack Tuesday took place in North Waziristan, an Al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold close to the Afghan border that has been pounded by U.S. strikes, the officials said. Three of the dead were Arab fighters, said the officials, who didn't give their names because they were not allowed to be named in the media.

The late-night missile launch broke the longest pause between strikes since the drone program began in earnest in 2009.

American officials say there had been no promise by Washington to avoid drone operations since the deadly Nov. 26 airstrikes along the Afghan border, but that the lull was part efforts to tamp down tensions with Pakistan, seen by many U.S. officials as key to a negotiated peace in Afghanistan.

After the American strike, Islamabad shut down vital supply routes into Afghanistan and forced the U.S. to vacate Shamsi Air Base in southwestern Baluchistan province. The U.S. used the base to service drones that targeted militants in the tribal regions close to Afghanistan.

While there has been some level of Pakistani acquiescence to the drone program, the attacks are extremely unpopular with the public, and their scope and frequency has been a source of friction between the two countries.

It was unclear whether the U.S. had given any indication that it would resume strikes, or whether the fresh attack would hamper American efforts to rebuild cooperation with Islamabad and reopen its supply routes.

The missiles struck a house around two kilometers from Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, shortly before midnight locals said. "It was an unusually big bang. Since it was extremely cold I didn't leave the house, but could see a house on fire," said Qasim Noor, a 20-year-old college student. "In the morning, we saw a modest mud house had been destroyed."

A U.S. official confirmed there had been a missile strike in the region.

An American investigation into the November airstrikes concluded that a persistent lack of trust between the U.S. and Pakistan, and a series of communications and coordination errors on both sides, led to the attacks. Pakistani officials have rejected that probe and there has been little public sign that relations between the two countries are improving.

There were more than 60 drone attacks last year, significantly less than in 2010. The attacks have killed scores of militants, among them several mid- and high-ranking commanders. American officials don't talk about the program in public, but privately say it has been vital in countering the threat from Al Qaeda in one of its global hubs.

Human rights activists in Pakistan and abroad have reported significant civilian casualties as a result of the strikes. The U.S. says the strikes are accurate, but doesn't publicly investigate the allegations.



Read more: U.S. fires first drone since errant airstrikes that killed two dozen Pakistan troops - NY Daily News
 
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Somebody Pls shotdown that Drone ......
where are the world most feared air force and military ...... the world leading fighter jet jf-17s ...
Last Week everyone was just jumping on one another to shoot down drone next time it enter pakistani airspace...

:bunny:

That means pakistan currently have no aircraft that can shoot down those unmaned drone?
 
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The strike came after day a remote-controlled bomb blast killed 35 people and wounded more than 60 others in the same region, Who knows if there is inside co operation to kill these some insurgents.:pop:
 
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Nobody knows what is going on :fie:.The strike came after day a remote-controlled bomb blast killed 35 people and wounded more than 60 others in the same region, Who knows if there is inside co operation to kill these insurgents.
 
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Nobody knows what is going on :fie:.The strike came after day a remote-controlled bomb blast killed 35 people and wounded more than 60 others in the same region, Who knows if there is inside co operation to kill these insurgents.
a question-
why GoP is not declaring it a "co operation" if it is really a co operation? i don't see any reason to hide such "co operation" for a great cause.
 
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Kayani should be investigated, his loyalties seem to be with the American. If found guilty then tried under Article 6.

He's been sold a long time ago, and I have been saying it since day 1. He visited the states some odd years back and the CIA bought him out at the school of dictators.
 
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a question-
why GoP is not declaring it a "co operation" if it is really a co operation? i don't see any reason to hide such "co operation" for a great cause.
May be due to political reason, or due to fear of Taliban reaction if GOP openly declares.
Taliban's are Fragile and they know, they can't fight with Pak army. That's why these some 5, 10s does suicide attack on civilians.
 
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