An even deadlier incident noted by the report — titled "Will I be next?' US drone strikes in Pakistan'' — occurred in North Waziristan on July 6, 2012. Witnesses said a volley of missiles hit a tent where a group of men had gathered for an evening meal after work, and then a second struck those who came to help the wounded, one of a number of attacks that have hit rescuers, the rights group said.
Witnesses and relatives said that total of 18 male labourers with no links to militant groups died, according to Amnesty. Pakistani intelligence officials at the time identified the dead as suspected militants.
The US did not respond to request for comment on the strike. President Barack Obama said during a speech in May that the US does not conduct a drone strike unless there is "near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.'' But Amnesty said the US is so secretive about the programme that there is no way to tell what steps it takes to prevent civilian casualties. They say it has "failed to commit to conduct investigations'' into alleged deaths that have already occurred.
