Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pakistani Commission Wants A Halt To Drone Strikes, More Money, And An Apology

In this image obatined from the US Air Force (USAF), an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off March 13, 2009, from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (AFP Photo / USAF / Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Pakistani Parliamentarians Demand End To US Drone Strikes -- The Telegraph

Pakistani parliamentarians on Tuesday demanded an end to US drone strikes and an apology for a cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers as they set out key demands for improving relations with Washington.

The US has yet to apologise for the mistaken attack on a Pakistani border post, which sent already strained relations to the brink of collapse.

Pakistan blocked supply routes to coalition forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for the attack in November.

On Tuesday, a parliamentary committee revealed its recommendations for repairing the relationship.

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More News On Pakistan Demanding An End To U.S. Drone Strikes

Pakistan Commission Demands End to U.S. Drone Strikes -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistani lawmakers want a halt to U.S. drone strikes -- L.A. Times
Pakistan’s legislators urged to seek halt to U.S. drone strikes -- Washington Post
Pakistani Parliament Demands End to U.S. Drone Strikes -- New York Times
Pakistan committee calls for end to U.S. drone strikes -- CNN
Pakistani MPs say US drone strikes must end before relations improve -- The Guardian
Pakistan calls on U.S. to end drone war within its borders -- National Post/Reuters
Pakistan Parliament Demands End to US Drone Strikes -- Voice of America
Pakistan panel demands US apology for deadly air strike -- AFP
Pakistani Commission Wants Halt Of U.S. Drone Strikes, Apology -- Radio Free Europe
What does Pakistan want from US? An apology, more money, no drones -- Issam Ahmed, Christian Science Monitor

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