Anti-Drone Protest March In Pakistan

Pakistan's Imran Khan To Lead Anti-Drone Protest March -- BBC

Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is to lead a march to the tribal areas this weekend to protest against US drone strikes.

The two-day march is due to start in Islamabad on Saturday and end with a rally in South Waziristan which has been a major focus of drone strikes.

However, it is not clear if authorities will allow the rally to take place.

Mr Khan, like many Pakistanis, says the attacks kill large numbers of civilians and foster support for militants.

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Imran Khan: I Will Order Pakistan's Air Force To Shoot Down Drones

Photo: Imran Khan. Wikipedia

Imran Khan: I Will Order Air Force To Shoot Down Drones -- The Telegraph

Imran Khan has promised to order the Pakistan Air Force to shoot down American drones if he takes power in a general election due in the first half of next year.

The former cricket captain is to lead peace activists into the country’s lawless tribal belt on Saturday to publicise the human toll of the CIA’s covert programme of missile strikes.

He has emerged as a serious contender for power after a decade and a half in the political wilderness since retiring from cricket and is now one of the country’s most outspoken critics of America’s use of unmanned aircraft.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said the attacks were pushing young men in the arms of Taliban recruiters.

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My Comment: Imran Khan is positioning himself to be the next leader of Pakistan .... his comments should be listened to.