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Four killed in US drone strike near Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: At least four militants were killed in a US drone strike on Thursday in the Nazyan district near the Pak-Afghan border.
Intelligence sources say that the drone fired three missiles on militant positions, killing at least four.
A number of others have also reportedly been injured in the strike.
The identity of the militants is yet to be ascertained, but the area is reported to be mostly inhabited by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants let by Mullah Fazllullah and also some foreign fighters.
According to security officials, militants based in the Nazyan district had planned the devastating attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, which left over 140 children and teachers dead and scores injured.
Strikes against militants have increased on both sides of the border since the attack.
Pakistani security forces have also been carrying out ground offensives in Khyber Agency, particularly the Tirah Valley of Bara which borders Nazyan.
Drone attacks are widely unpopular across Pakistan and according to survey conducted in June last year, 66 per cent of the country's citizens oppose the strikes.
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We want mullah fazlullah
The last line in the article says, "Drone attacks are widely unpopular across Pakistan and according to survey conducted in June last year, 66 per cent of the country's citizens oppose the strikes".... you may want to update your view. If comments in these columns and the little one line surveys that Dawn conducts are any indication then these attacks are now supported by overwhelming majority in Pakistan.
Oh man! This is 2015....feels like I have seen this kind of news article in 2006 or 2007. When will Pakistan grow some spine and say no to a foreign power Bomving it's towns and villages. Arrey bhai kuch tho sharam karo aur himmat jatao. Even we Indians are ashamed to see such spineless Ness and have stopped treating you as respected adverseries.
usa used Pak in the so called war on terror yet another attack on Pak soverignity.
How does anyone even know that the people killed are militants or just poor villagers?
Now drone attacks are very popular with Pakistanis after Peshawar incident.
Thanks to US and our cowardess, 4 less Pakistanis in the world
@fayaz ahmed
Drone strikes into Waziristan are coordinated with Pakistan intelligence.
"Violence begets violence until the innocent die with the guilty."
@run
Both are killed. That is a reason for all of us to keep war away from our own countries.
The terrorists are guilty of the sin of lustful murder. They enjoy killing and enjoy their feelings of power and righteousness.
"If God did not want them sheared, He would not have made these poor villagers sheep."
The bandit chief Calvera, from the film - The Magnificent Seven
@Atiq
Fuzzy Fazlullah - Wanted Dead or Alive.