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Four killed in American drone attack in Pakistan

1 Jun 2013 05:22

Islam Times - At least four people were killed and four others were injured early on Wednesday by a suspected US-led drone strike in the North Waziristan region, media reported.


According to initial reports, a US drone fired two missiles at a house in Chashma Village, area of Miranshah, killing four and injuring four others.

The wounded were shifted to a nearby hospital, they are said to be in critical condition.
This is the first reported drone strike in Pakistan since the May 11 general elections, - which was won by the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) -

Incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif - who is preparing to take power in the first week of June - has called the drone strikes a "challenge" to his country's sovereignty and warned Washington must take Pakistani concerns seriously.

Imran Khan, whose Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) is set to form a coalition government in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and will be the largest opposition party in the National Assembly, had also vowed to put an end to US drone attacks if voted into power.
Pakistan North Waziristan region is considered a bastion of the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked militants.

On Friday, the Pakistan's interim government repeated its view that US drone strikes in its territory were illegal, right after American President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for their use as saying all strikes are legal.


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