Gilani denies his government approved US drone strikes

In April, Musharraf told CNN that he had authorised some drone attacks when he was in power. The secret drone campaign is run by the CIA.

The CIA has carried out almost 400 drone strikes in the lawless tribal areas since 2004, killing over 3,500 people, including top Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives.

At one time, the US reportedly used a Pakistani airbase to launch the drones.