Drone issue remained under sharp focus these days as both frequency of provocative attacks as well as reaction to them has increased.It is,however,highly condemnable that in total disregard to the aspirations and will of the people of Pakistan,the united states continues to carry out drone attacks inside the country killing many innocent people.
Attacks were mounted for consecutive two days on Wednesday and Thursday and in the latest one alone eighteen people were killed in Orakzai Agency.
According to official figures,it was the 309th strike since US drone started attacking targets in Pakistan.As per an official hand out,the Foreign office lodged a strong formal protest with the United States,conveying the American Embassy in Islamabad that these attacks constitute violation of the country's sovereignty.But the power-drunk super power has neither cared for Pakistani protests and demands in the past nor is likely to pay heed in future and as a reaction there would be more terrorism and extremism.
We have been pointing out in these columns that drones might be killing a handful of militants but they do more damage to the war on terror.
Us drones attacks killed about 700 civillians in 2009,officials say in 2009, 44 predator strikes carried out by the CIA in the tribal areas of Pakistan struck only five of their intended al Qa'eda and Taliban targets,but more than 700 innocent civilians also died,according to Pakistani authorities.
"For each al'qaeda and Taliban terrorist killed by US drones,140 innocent Pakistani's also had to die.Over 90 per cent of those killed in the deadly missile strikes were civillians, claim authorities.
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