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At least two people were killed in a done strike near the Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.
According to eyewitnesses, the two people killed in the strike were inside a vehicle which was targeted. The strike occurred in the Mata Sangar area of Kurram.
Mata Sangar, a hamlet, lies near Ghuzgarhi, south of Parachinar.
On December 18, a US drone had fired a missile at a compound in the same area. The missile had been fired at the compound at around 9pm, but no casualty was reported.
Last month, three suspected militants were killed in another drone strike targeting a militant compound in Afghanistan's Paktia province near the Pak-Afghan border.
Drone strikes have surged in Kurram in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new Afghan policy in August, in which Pakistan was also accused of offering “safe havens to agents of chaos”.
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I wonder what became of the claim by our chief of air staff, that no drone strikes will be allowed.
So our brave forces could not manage to bring down the drone?
So air chiefs words were for local consumption.Try put those words in to actions.
There you go! a month ago Air Chief Warned that drones will be shot down if it enters to PAK Airspace... a publicity stunt as suspected and now proved.
Was the drone brought down?
Mr. Air chief where are you now?
@Javed ....only statements....no action....they know the reaction will be much more forceful
I think this happened with the PAFs consent. The US and Pakistan do have common enemies.
Beginning of new wave of Drones strikes by Trump, Where is the Sovereignity of nation, Just remind him that Pakistan is a nuclear state and nuclear bombs are not for display
His statement was retracted if you have followed the news
I hope it was shot down...any update from ispr on this?
A befitting reply is awaited
Terrorists do cross the border and do live in Pakistan in the border areas.
For those accusing the the air marshal of not bringing down the drones.... He did shoot them down. But he cannot make it public in the interest of national security :)
@Nadeem SLEEPING
Air Chief had claimed that all such drones will be shot down. What happened to that high stance? Was it a political statement?
Enough of bravado by our military. Its time we act diplomatically with USA and get the terrorists inside our land out so no such drone atttacks can happen in our land.
No drones and no terrorists allowed in Pakistan.
Pakistan should be thanking the USA for eliminating these terrorists...