Pakistani Family Who Lost Their Grandmother In A U.S. Drone Strike Appear Before Congress

Pakistani Nabila Rehman (2nd R), 9, is escorted by unidentified legal representation to a news conference with her father Rafiq (4th R) and brother Zubair (3rd R) on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 29, 2013. – Reuters Photo

Pakistani Family Of Drone Strike Victim Gives Harrowing Testimony To Congress -- The Guardian

Translator brought to tears by family's plea as Congress hears from civilian victims of alleged US drone strike for the first time

The family of a 67-year-old midwife from a remote village in North Waziristan told lawmakers on Tuesday about her death and the "CIA drone" they say was responsible. Their harrowing accounts marked the first time Congress had ever heard from civilian victims of an alleged US drone strike.

Rafiq ur Rehman, a Pakistani primary school teacher who appeared on Capitol Hill with his children, Zubair, 13, and Nabila, 9, described his mother, Momina Bibi, as the "string that held our family together". His two children, who were gathering okra with their grandmother the day she was killed, on 24 October 2012, were injured in the attack.

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