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Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: 'Pakistani civilian and military leaders are insisting on an effective veto over which targets U.S. drone strikes hit, according to well-informed Pakistani military sources here. The basic government-to-government agreement now being demanded would be followed, the sources said, by more detailed agreements between U.S. and Pakistani military leaders and intelligence agencies.'

http://www.truth-out.org/pakistan-demands-veto-us-drone-strikes/1313587845

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Why Pakistani Military Demands a Veto on Drone Strikes

Such veto power over the conduct of the drone war is a central element in a new Pakistani demand for a formal government-to-government agreement on the terms under which the United States and Pakistan will cooperate against insurgents in Pakistan.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56873



Suspension of military aid to Pak to continue: US

US had put on hold military aid to Pakistan worth USD 800 million following Islamabad s request for a 'significant cutback' of American military trainers on its soil.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/suspension-of-military-aid-to-pak-to-continue-us-126810



US kills four people in north-west Pakistan

At least four people were killed Friday when an airstrike from a US drone struck a compound in north-western Pakistan, an intelligence official said.

http://bit.ly/nhEUMg



US kills 4 people in NW Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed four alleged insurgents Monday in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110822/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan



U.S. kills 5 more people in Pakistan s North Waziristan

At least five more people were killed on Monday after the latest U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan s volatile tribal region, officials said on Tuesday.

http://bit.ly/n0v4VY


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Waziristan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=tribal+region
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=drone
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=missile+strike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=airstrike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Gareth+Porter

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