QUETTA: Four Pakistanis were among about 30 people killed in a Nato air strike in Afghanistan’s Helmand province two days ago, according to sources.
They said Nato planes attacked a convoy of drug smugglers late on Friday night when they were crossing a desert north of Band Timor, near the Pak-Afghan border, with a large quantity of drugs that they intended to smuggle into Iran through Chagai district.
Chagai Deputy Commissioner Qadir Parkani confirmed the incident on Sunday, saying that four Pakistanis had been killed in the air strike.
Reports from across the border said the bodies of most victims were charred beyond recognition.
Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2016
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Jul 18, 2016 10:04am
Their bodies cannot be recognized. I bet their id cards stayed as new
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Jul 18, 2016 10:12am
Thank you NATO, thank you US. You did a great service not only for Pakistan, but for the whole of humanity. These drug dealers should be killed without mercy.
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Jul 18, 2016 10:28am
Drug smuggling means death, at-least in KSA. I am not sure about the laws in Afghanistan !!
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Jul 18, 2016 10:32am
I saw huge amount of people appreciating last weeks drone attack.
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Jul 18, 2016 10:39am
Sartaj Aziz must takeup this matter with UN.
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Jul 18, 2016 11:54am
So they were 30 civilians that were killed in an airstrike? Yes, they were drug smugglers, but is punishment for drug smuggling is execution by "air strikes"? And how can we confirm if indeed these were drug smugglers as "the bodies of most victims were charred beyond recognition."?
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Jul 18, 2016 12:26pm
how can nato attack a sovereign country and kill people who are not terrorist. these people were revenue enablers. we should hold a black day on 21 st july
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