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The US officials are reportedly assigned various duties such as logistic support and audit and accounts monitoring. Most of them are said to be involved in high-level espionage and anti-state activities.

http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=261687


From Information Clearing House



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
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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
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Supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan were suspended on Tuesday a day after nearly 10 NATO oil tankers were attacked and torched, local media reported.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/16/c_131053285.htm



US kills four people in Pakistan

Four people were killed and two others were injured in a US drone attack early Tuesday morning in northwest Pakistan.

http://bit.ly/rgpVok



Investigation: U.S. Attacks In Pakistan Every Four Days, Killing 775 Civilians Since 2004

A new report from a team of British and Pakistani journalists finds one U.S. drone strike occurs every four days in Pakistan. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan have killed as many as 775 civilians, including 168 children, since 2004.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/15/investigation_finds_us_drones_strike_pakistan



Former US intel chief calls drone strikes futile

'Drone strikes are no longer the most effective strategy for eliminating al Qaeda s ability to attack us,' Dennis Blair, who was director of national intelligence from 2009 to 2010, wrote in The New York Times.

http://bit.ly/pkir1H


From Information Clearing House



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The morally bankrupt Obama administration insists on using brutal and massive force against unarmed and hapless civilians in gross violation of international law and in flagrant breach of basic human rights.

http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=108381



Kill Zone: 468 Pakistani lives lost to US drones in 7 months

Despite Islamabad's strong objection, American drones carried out 53 strikes in 2011 that killed 468 people in Pakistan s tribal belt. Though a Lahore court has directed the Pakistani government to take measures to stop these attacks, the US does not seem to be letting up any soon.

http://bit.ly/n4xQbU


From Information Clearing House



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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has killed at least 443 people in Pakistan in 51 drone attacks this year so far, the Conflict Monitoring Centre s latest report has said.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-45547.html



US has killed at least 168 children in Pakistan

In just a single attack on a madrassah in 2006 up to 69 children lost their lives.
http://tgr.ph/qtaPos


From Information Clearing House

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Pakistan: US drone strike kills 25

Pakistan Observer [Pakistan]

08/11/11

Playing hell in the Pakistan s northern tribal belt, the American planes commonly known as drones killed over two dozen people in couple of pre-dawn missile hits in North Waziristan Agency Wednesday morning. While there were no confirmed reports about the victims of the fresh drone attacks. [sic] Some officials claimed a majority of those falling prey in Wednesday s deadly attack were the militants belonging to Haqqani group of Afghan Taliban and a few foreigners were also included among the dead...

http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=108378


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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How Many Dead Children for Profit?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/15-3

Terrror, American-Style
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/15-10



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Orlando Sentinel

08/01/11

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called Monday for his government and the United States to agree on 'clear terms of engagement' in the fight against Islamist militants to avert troubles in their relationship. Zardari s remarks, the first such call by the Pakistani president, came at a meeting with the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman...

http://tinyurl.com/42fy3eu



Pakistan: US drone strike kills seven

Dawn [Pakistan]

08/10/11

A US drone strike in Pakistan s northwestern tribal belt along the Afghan border on Wednesday killed at least seven fighters of the militant Haqqani network, local security officials said. A US drone fired two missiles, destroying a vehicle and a compound near Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district...

http://bit.ly/nUgofa


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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US kills 4 people in North Waziristan

Two missiles were fired from a US drone targeting a militant vehicle. So far, four militants were killed, a security official said, while another official in the area confirmed the attack and the toll.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-40634.html



US drone strike kills 21 in North Waziristan

Initial reports said three 'militants' were killed in the attack but officials said the toll had gone up to 21 after more bodies were found from the rubble of the house.

http://paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?242581


From Information Clearing House



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Islamabad insists that the US should end all secret operations on the territory of Pakistan, chief of Pakistan's intelligence service said.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/15/53266225.html



U.S. kills 4 in NW Pakistan

At least four people were killed Wednesday when a U.S. drone targeted the North Waziristan tribal area in northwest Pakistan, local sources said. Since the start of 2011, the U.S. drones have launched at least 44 times (counted on daily times) of strikes in Pakistan s northwest tribal areas, reportedly killing over 400 people in total.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/21/c_13998418.htm


From Information Clearing House



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US attacks over the past 24 hours in Pakistan have killed at least 45 militants, local officials said on Tuesday.

http://www.tolonews.com/en/world/3331-45-militants-killed-in-us-drone-attacks-in-pakistan



US Kills 58 People In Pakistan

At least eight people were killed in a 3rd U.S. drone strike launched on Tuesday in Pakistan' s northwest tribal area bordering Afghanistan, bringing to 58 the total number of people killed in four strikes launched in the last 24 hours.

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7438111.html



US has killed at least 2,587 people in Pakistan in last 9 years

Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Kiani, recently rejected US claims that there existed some private agreements between the two countries on drone hits and American intelligence activities in Pakistan.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MG13Df02.html



US kills four people in north-west Pakistan:

At least four people were killed Monday and two more injured in a suspected US drone strike in Pakistan s restive north-western area along the Afghan border, intelligence officials said, dpa reported. 'The identities of those killed were still unknown.'

http://en.trend.az/regions/world/ocountries/1912749.html



Gunboats and Gurkhas in the American Imperium

By Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

A complicit government in Pakistan, enabled by US interlocutors, continues to support US drone strikes.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28581.htm



Imran Khan- led PTI calls for military action against drone attacks

The Pakistan Tehrik-e- Insaf (PTI) has said the United States-led drone attacks in the tribal areas were unacceptable and tantamount to state terrorism against Pakistani citizens and added that it was time for the government to order military action against such strikes.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-27539.html


From Information Clearing House

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Pakistan: 52 killed in back-to-back US drone strikes

The Nation [Pakistan]

07/13/11

As many as 52 suspected militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in four back-to-back US drone attacks in South and North Waziristan, officials said on Tuesday. The latest strikes by the unmanned US drones targeting different localities in both the tribal agencies were carried out in less than 24 hours...

http://tinyurl.com/6hc8hsh



Pakistan threatens to withdraw troops from Afghan border

MSNBC

07/12/11

Pakistan could pull back troops fighting Islamist militants near the Afghan border if the United States cuts off aid, the defense minister said on Tuesday in an interview with Pakistani media. The United States Monday said it would hold back $800 million - a third of nearly $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan - in a show of displeasure over Pakistan s removal of U.S. military trainers, limits on visas for U.S. personnel and other bilateral irritants...

http://tinyurl.com/5wrsd6q


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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A joint session of parliament unanimously adopted a resolution on May 14 that the US drone attacks would not be tolerated, and that Pakistan would cut the supply line for NATO forces if drone attacks continued.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\07\08\story_8-7-2011_pg13_2



US attack kills 9 people in Pakistan

At least nine suspected militants were killed in a drone strike Monday evening in Pakistan s northwest tribal region, a media report said.

http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/809430/cs/1/


From Information Clearing House



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The American military is rapidly expanding its aerial and Central Asian supply routes to the war in Afghanistan, fearing that Pakistan could cut off the lines used for providing US and NATO forces with fuel, food and equipment.

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-19916.html



America s air base refusal a 'slap in the face', Pakistan chief minister says

US using Balochistan facility despite being asked by Islamabad to leave.
http://bit.ly/l8qM5d



Keep your money, Pakistan s military tells US

Stories critical of Pakistan are leaked on an almost daily basis to the American press. Many in Pakistan believe there is a concerted American effort to weaken Pakistan and its armed forces, which are some of the largest in the world.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/keep-your-money-pakistans-military-tells-us-20110711-1ham2.html



US Attack Kills 4 people in Pakistan

Four 'suspected' militants were killed and five others injured when a US drone struck a house in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.

http://bit.ly/nWpBcm


From Information Clearing House

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US Cancels Millions in Aid to Pakistan Military
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/07/11



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