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US drones hit N Waziristan with missile strikes

Just a day after killing 11 al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, US drones swooped again on Pak`s N Waziristan tribal region eliminating ten more militants.
US to provide Islamabad with more military equipment: Report

US will supply sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits, 12 American-made surveillance drones and 18 late-model F-16 fighters to boost Pakistani forces capability to strike in remote tribal areas, a development which could spark unease in New Delhi.
‘Every 3rd person killed by US drones in Pak is civilian’

Every third person killed by US drone strikes in Pakistan`s restive north-western region is a civilian, says an American think-tank which described the unmanned missile hits as an "unpopular but necessary evil".
US drone strikes in Pakistan of limited value: Report

The US drone program in Pakistan has probably reached the "outer limits of its utility" and robs intelligence forces of valuable information while angering Pakistanis, a new report said on Thursday.
Pakistan to make drones with US help

Pakistan will soon manufacture drones in the country with US assistance, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said Saturday.
US missile raid `kills 7` militants in Pakistan

Missiles from a US drone aircraft killed seven Islamist militants at a training compound in Pakistan`s lawless northwestern tribal belt on Sunday, officials said.
US believes Hakimullah Mehsud is dead: Intel official

US counterterrorism officials believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is dead following a missile attack last month, a senior intelligence official said on Wednesday.
Pak Taliban chief Hakimullah killed?

Pak Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud may have died from injuries sustained in a US drone missile.
US drone strikes benefiting extremists: Imran Khan

Criticising the US for the continuous drone attacks in tribal regions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that the missile strikes are actually benefiting the extremists.
UK police mulling using drones for routine monitoring

The British police are planning to employ the controversial unmanned spy drones for the “routine” monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers.
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