US drone strikes violate Pakistan’s sovereignty: UN expert

Recent PostUS drone strikes violate Pakistan’s sovereignty: UN expert

UNITED NATIONS: A UN expert on human rights has termed the US drone attacks inside Pakistan as a violation of country’s sovereignty.

In his interim report to the United Nations General Assembly‚ UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson said at least 330 drone strikes have been recorded in FATA since 2004.

Ben Emmerson said that Foreign Office told him that some 2,200 people including 400 civilians were killed by the US drone strikes.

The UN expert called on the United States to reveal the number of civilians killed by drone strikes particularly in Pakistan and Yemen.

Must read

Recent News

The author Dr. Attia Anwar is a consultant family physician with a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of GP UK. She is a strong advocate of health and well-being and wants patient participation in decision-making regarding health.

Remission of diabetes through lifestyle modification

0
By Dr Attia AnwarIn a few recent studies in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients, it is shown that remission is possible through intensive...

Mohsin Naqvi slams terrorist attacks in Musakhel and Kalat

0
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi on Monday strongly condemned the incidents of terrorism in Balochistan’s Musakhel and Kalat areas.Earlier in...
Will Mahrang Baloch, Western diplomats and Human rights defenders condemn Mushkhel incident?

Will Mahrang Baloch, Western diplomats and Human rights defenders condemn Musahkhel incident?

0
Islamabad, Pakistan: Once again, terrorists killed bus passengers in Balochistan after checking their National Identification Cards (IDC) and executed 23 who belonged to Punjab....

USD to PKR: USD Dollar Rate in Pakistan Today – 26 August 2024

0
The US Dollar (USD) was being bought and sold at Rs 279.10 and Rs 280 in the Open Market against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR)...

Gold Price in Pakistan Today – 26 August 2024

0
On Monday (August 26, 2024), the gold rate for one tola of 24-karat in Karachi, Pakistan, is Rs 264,500.000.It's important to note that gold...
Advertisement