Pakistan protests against US drones
Thousands of Pakistanis led by the local cricket star Imran Khan drove from Islamabad to South Waziristan as a protest against US drone strikes in the country.
The convoy of 150 vehicles drove to South Waziristan which is often stricken by US drones targeting Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
Activists are unhappy with the strikes as they often kill civilians which, they think, only benefits the insurgents.
RIA
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Pakistan should stop terrorists crossing to Afghanistan: Karzai
[ KABUL: Afghan president says we want strategic pact with Pakistan but we want some conditions and preconditions. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Addressing the possibility of signing a strategic pact with Pakistan, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Pakistan “should stop terrorists, suicide bombers crossing to Afghanistan.” ]
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Russia backs Pakistan’s position on drone strikes
[ ISLAMABAD: Calling drone attacks a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Russia backs Pakistan’s position on this matter ]
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Afghan, NATO-led forces capture 2 Taliban leaders, kill dozens in 2 days
Via Xinhua English.news.cn
By Abdul Haleem, Chen Xin
[ KABUL, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces have captured two Taliban local leaders and eliminated dozens others over the past two days across the country, the alliance said in a statement released here Friday. ]
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Massive Rally Against US Drone Strikes to Be Held in Pakistan
[ A convoy of Pakistanis and foreign supporters (including a handful of Americans) are in the capital city of Islamabad tonight preparing for the start of tomorrow’s major march into the South Waziristan Agency. ]
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http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/05/us-warns-americans-not-to-attend-pakistans-anti-drone-rally/
[ US diplomats have been holding secret meetings with members of the anti-war group Code Pink, warning them against attending a rally in Pakistan’s South Waziristan Agency which aims to protest ongoing US drone strikes against the region. ]
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[ KABUL: The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to Al-Qaeda, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 U.S. and allied troops this year, American officials say. ]
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