Islamabad: According to data released by the Conflict Monitoring Center, a remarkable decline in drone strikes in Pakistan has been observed during the year 2013. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has carried out 27 drone strikes in Pakistan during the year, which are lowest in numbers since 2007. Drone strikes killed
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CIA Extends Drone Attacks beyond FATA to Mainland Pakistan
By Kamran Wazir Peshawar The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has extended its drone strike campaign from FATA into mainland Pakistan and for the first time a drone strike is carried out in a settled district of Khyber Pakhtunkha province. On November 21, 2013, at around 5 am in the morning an unmanned
Drones Now Haunt Nawaz Sharif
According to monthly report of Islamabad based organization the Conflict Monitoring Center (CMC), The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of United States has killed 24 and injured 10 people in its covert drone strikes in Pakistan during last month. The CMC monitors anti-state violence in Pakistan. The report says that unmanned
What’s behind Pakistan’s Sudden Silence on Drones
Pakistan’s government has gone dead silent on drone attacks despite its rhetorical reaction to first such strike after Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan. On July 14th the CIA killed two more human beings in North Waziristan who were riding on a motor bike. Anonymous Pakistani intelligence
Drone Attacks vs US Public Diplomacy
Muhammad Ilyas American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has killed another 66 people inside Pakistan during the month of August 2012 making it the deadliest month of the year. The CIA carried out seven drone attacks during the month. This is the highest number of drone attacks in a single month during
After Dr. Afridi’s Conviction CIA on Rampage in FATA
Islamabad After conviction of its informant the CIA has intensified drone attacks in Pakistan. According to monthly report of Islamabad based Conflict Monitoring Center which regularly monitors drone attacks and anti-state militancy in the region, American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has carried out six drone attacks during May 2012, five of
New Pattern of Drone Attacks
According to Conflict Monitoring Center's monthly report on drone attacks United States has killed 37 people with missiles fired from unmanned drones inside Pakistan during the month of February 2012. The Central Intelligence Agency fired 9 Hell-Fire missiles in 4 drone attacks during the month. Since start of the current
2011: Drone Attacks Remained Ineffective against Militant Leaders
According to the Conflict Monitoring Center's annual report on drone attacks American Spy Agency CIA has failed to eliminate more than four Al-Qaeda leaders in its highly costly and controversial 'assassination by drones' campaign inside Pakistan during the year 2011. It had carried out 75 drone attacks inside Pakistani territory
Drone Attacks and Dubious Role of Pakistani Government
By Muhammad Imran Summary Government of Pakistan is not playing its role in recording casualties in drone attacks while Pakistani security officials release false information to the media regarding victims of CIA's drone attack in Pakistan. The Conflict Monitoring Center's monthly report on drone attacks highlights contradictions in government's public stance on
CIA Again Stepped Up Drone Attacks in Pakistan
American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has once again stepped up drone attacks in Pakistan. It has carried out eight drone attacks during the month of October, which is two times more than the number of drone attacks in September 2011. According to data compiled by the Conflict Monitoring Center –an