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Six militants killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan | A US drone strike killed at least six militants in Pir Kalay area of Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency on Friday. The drone targeted a vehicle some 10 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency, The Nation reported. Sources
in political authorities confirmed the attack and casualties, but the identities
of the deceased are yet to be confirmed. Drone attacks in Pakistan have seen an
upsurge in the recent months. However, in a major policy shift, Pakistan is likely
to say 'No' to the United States over its CIA-operated drone strikes in the North
Waziristan Agency, thus bringing an end to the policy of former military ruler
Pervez Musharraf. According to well-placed sources, Islamabad has decided in principle
to convey to Washington that it does not want unabated drone strikes, and would
rather like to tackle terrorism-related challenges on its own. "The US might have
achieved tactical gains through the drone strikes, but they too had caused enormous
damage to Pakistan 's efforts towards fighting the terrorism", said military chief
spokesperson Major General Ather Abbas. He was of the view that the Pakistan Army
does not support US drone strikes, and has always sought to secure the US drone
technology to effectively tackle the challenge without causing any collateral
damage. However, these efforts, he said, had not borne any results so far.
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