Drone Strike
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Pakistan condemns US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban chief
World | May 22, 2016, 10:30 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today hit out at the US for launching a drone strike on its soil to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, describing it as a “violation of its sovereignty”. Mansour was killed
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6 killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
World | Sep 02, 2015, 08:33 AM ISTIslamabad: At least six people were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of North Waziristan on Tuesday.The US unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at a compound in the Shawal valley
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Pakistan summons US ambassador over drone strike
World | Nov 03, 2013, 12:35 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned US ambassador to the foreign ministry and lodged a formal protest over the drone strike which killed Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, the foreign ministry said."In order to register our
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Drone strike kills Al-Shabaab commander in Somalia
World | Oct 29, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTMogadishu : Two Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior commander, were killed when their vehicle was hit by a drone strike in a Somalian town, witnesses said Monday.The two men were instantly killed, while driving the
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Al Qaeda man among 4 killed in US drone strike
World | Aug 31, 2013, 04:01 PM ISTIslamabad: At least four persons, including an alleged Al Qaeda militant, were killed today when a US drone struck in the lawless North Waziristan region after a lull in the CIA's spy plane campaign in
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Drone strike in northwest Pakistan kills 7
World | Jul 03, 2013, 08:10 AM ISTPeshawar, Jul 3:At least seven people were killed when a US drone strike yesterday night targeted a militant compound and a vehicle in northwest Pakistan's restive tribal region close to the Afghan border.The drone strike
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Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike
World | Jun 08, 2013, 07:05 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 8: On the instructions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, US Charge d' Affaires was summoned today by Pakistan's Foreign Office to lodge protest against a drone strike carried out in the restive tribal
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Drone strike kills 4 in northwest Pakistan
World | Aug 18, 2012, 05:37 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 18: A US drone targeted a compound in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan today, killing four persons and injuring two more. The drone struck a compound in Shawal area
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7 Killed In Fresh US Drone Strike In North West Pakistan
World | Mar 13, 2012, 08:02 PM ISTPeshawar, Mar 13: At least seven people were killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border. The attack occurred on Tuesday when a US unmanned aerial vehicle pounded Sara
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Drone Strike Kills Top Al Qaeda Operative In Pakistan, US Says
World | Jan 20, 2012, 08:23 PM ISTWashington, Jan 20: A Pakistani top al Qaeda operations planner, who was working a plot to attack Western targets, has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Pakistan's restive tribal area last week, a
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Yemen's Al-Qaida Remains Threat After Drone Strike
World | Oct 02, 2011, 11:30 AM ISTSanaa, Yemen, Oct 2 : Al-Qaida's branch remains a powerful threat in this deeply unstable nation, even after a U.S. drone strike that eliminated three of its key figures. Its military leadership remains intact and