Gilani seeks drone technology from USAugust 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the US to provide drone technology to Pakistan, a media report said. He also demanded an end to the US drone attacks inside Pakistan.
Baitullah Mehsud's wife killed in US drone attack in PakistanAugust 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The wife of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a suspected US drone strike in northwestern Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency, TV channels reported Wednesday. TV reports said the drone hit the house of Akramuddin, father-in-law of Mehsud, killing four people and injuring two others.
Musharraf's trial 'need of the hour': SharifJuly 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Supporting the Supreme Court's decision to summon former President General Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the military ruler's trial was the 'need of the hour'. Sharif said Musharraf must be tried and punished for "breaching the constitution".
Pakistan voices concern over US drone attacksJune 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Wednesday said it was in regular contact with the US to stop the drone attacks that killed dozens of people in the country, Geo TV said.
Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit said: "It has been Islamabad's consistent position that (US) drone attacks are a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and must be stopped."
"Pakistan's own law enforcement operations are proceedings satisfactorily and the nation's determination to eliminate the scourge of terrorism remains unshakable," the spokesman said.
US drone attack kills five in PakistanJune 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed Thursday when missiles fired from a suspected US drone landed close to them in northwest Pakistan, TV reports said. Dawn TV said the drone fired four missiles in the Shahalam area of South Waziristan, and one of the missiles hit a militants' training camp.
'Pak to raise drone attack issue with Holbrooke'April 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will raise the issue of drone attacks on tribal areas with the President Obama's special envoy on Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, during his forthcoming visit to Islamabad. "Richard Holbrooke is scheduled to visit Pakistan next week and this issue (drone attacks) would come up for our discussions," The Nation quoted Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit, as saying.
Outsiders have no right to intrude in Pak in the name of fighting terror: MusharrafMarch 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Indicating the frequent US interference in Pakistan, former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that no outsider had any right to cross the border into Pakistan, and serious notice must be taken of any such actions. Speaking to media at Islamabad airport before leaving for China on a 10-day visit, he said US forces must not stage drone attacks in Pakistan, as Pakistan is a sovereign country.
Musharraf says state carried out Lal Mosque operationMarch 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the State carried out the Lal Mosque operation. In July 2007, around Lal Masjid area of Islamabad, a confrontation between Islamic militants and Pakistan Government broke out.
Pak to US: Stop unilateral drone attacksMarch 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has asked the United States to stop launching unilateral drone attacks in the country's tribal areas, as the strikes are damaging Islamabad's plan to defeat terrorism through popular support. "We have raised the issue very forcefully with the US and conveyed the sentiments of the Pakistani people, and especially that these (drone attacks) are counter-productive," the Daily Times quoted Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit, as saying.
Suspected US drone attack kills eight in PakistanMarch 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least eight people were killed Sunday in a suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's restive tribal region, Geo TV reported. Two back-to-back missiles were fired from a US drone that hit a house in Sararogha area of tribal district South Waziristan, the stronghold of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
US using Pakistan airbase for drone attacks on Pakistanis: reportFebruary 17th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan is allowing the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to secretly use an airbase in southern Pakistan to launch attacks on its own militants, the Times reported Wednesday. A Times investigation found that the CIA has been using the airfield in Shamsi, around 50 km from the Afghan border, for at least year - despite claims by Pakistan that its air bases are not used for drone attacks.
Suspected US drone attack kills six in PakistanFebruary 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least six people were killed and eight injured in a suspected US drone attack in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, Dawn TV reported. The suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in Jangry area of Lada tehsil of South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, said the report.
Biden played key role in forcing Musharraf shed uniform: GilaniJanuary 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - US Vice President-elect Joseph Biden played a key role in forcing former military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf to quit as army chief and in restoring democracy in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Monday.
India should not talk of surgical strikes: MusharrafJanuary 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India should not talk of 'surgical strikes' on Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attack, as forces were ready to 'retaliate to any aggression', former president Pervez Musharraf said Saturday. 'India should not talk rubbish like surgical strikes.
No threat of India-Pakistan war: MusharrafDecember 25th, 2008 LAHORE - Former president Pervez Musharraf said Friday that there were no chances of a Pakistan-India war, adding that both countries should work for peace. 'India should not dare attack Pakistan...
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