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Pakistan on Thursday said it would approach the UN over US drone strikes inside its territory as they violate the country s sovereignty. 'These attacks cause collateral damage and violate international laws, including humanitarian and human rights laws, apart from violating Pakistan s sovereignty and territorial integrity,' said foreign office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry.

http://is.gd/QeFFj0



US Kills 7 People In Pakistan

Intelligence officials said US unmanned aircrafts fired four missiles which hit two houses at Shawal town of North Waziristan Sunday afternoon.

http://tinyurl.com/qdmcct6



US kills another 4 people in Pakistan

It was the second strike in less than 24 hours in a violent area with a long history of U.S. drone strikes and militant activity. At least three alleged militants were killed Sunday in a drone attack on the Dargamandi area in North Waziristan, also known as a bastion of Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Pakistan/US-drone-kills-four-in-Pakistan-s-tribal-region/Article1-1128664.aspx



Pakistan condemns latest drone strike in North Waziristan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement denouncing the US strike and called for the US to bring a halt to the program. 'These unilateral strikes are a violation of Pakistan s sovereignty and territorial integrity' a statement released on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website said.

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/09/pakistan_condemns_la.php


From Information Clearing House

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Pakistan: Drone strike kills six

The Daily Star [Bangladesh]

09/23/13

At least six people were killed in a US drone strike on a militant compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area yesterday, officials said. The attack took place in Shawal , about 55 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district, along the Afghan border...

http://tinyurl.com/nyskbt8


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Is the State Department Trying to Silence Pakistani Drone Victims by Delaying Their Attorney s Visa?

Candice Bernd, Truthout: Shahzad Akbar, an attorney representing drone strike survivors in Pakistan, says the State Department is delaying his visa so he won t be able to travel to a Congressional hearing on drones.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19197-is-state-department-trying-to-silence-pakistani-drone-victims-by-barring-attorney-from-entering-country



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