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US DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN AND THE CIVILIAN TOLL

US DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN AND THE CIVILIAN TOLL. Shahzad Akbar Director, Foundation for Fundamental Rights Pakistan Legal Fellow Reprieve UK. Target killing of Tariq Aziz. Date of Execution: October 30, 2011 Age: Approximately 16 years.

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US DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN AND THE CIVILIAN TOLL

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  1. US DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN AND THE CIVILIAN TOLL Shahzad Akbar Director, Foundation for Fundamental Rights Pakistan Legal Fellow Reprieve UK

  2. Target killing of Tariq Aziz Date of Execution: October 30, 2011 Age: Approximately 16 years

  3. Tariq at a Jirga/camera training in Islamabad just two days before his killing

  4. Tariq’s body after the strike

  5. Obama’s first strike Date:: January 23, 2009 Killed: 7 Muhammad Khalil (uncle) Mansur-ur-Rehman (uncle) Azaz-ur-Rehman (cousin) KhushDil Khan (Fahim’s uncle) Obaidullah (local shopkeeper and family friend) Rafiqullah (neighbor) Siffatullah (neighbor) Fahim was severely injured, lost one eye and underwent abdominal surgery twice.

  6. How many times one person can be killed?

  7. Sadaullah’s story Date: September 7, 2009 Location: Mir Ali, NWA Killed: 3 Mautullah Jan (uncle) Kadaanullah Jan (cousin) Sabirud Din Injured Ajman ullah (cousin) , legs and lower body injuries Sadaullah, both legs amputated and lost one eye

  8. Kareem Khan’s story

  9. AsifIqbal & Zaheenullah December 31, 2009, Mir Ali, NWA

  10. Sanaullah Jan, 17 yrs old pre engineering student, November 26, 2010

  11. Child victims

  12. 30 October 2006, ChanegaiBajaur Agency • 80 children killed in an attack on Madressah • Incident was investigated by a member of the provincial assembly who reported 80 children’s death. • All children were named and were aged between 7-17

  13. August 23, 2010 DandeDarpaKhel, NWA SyedWali • 5 houses targeted believed to be of Haqqani network • Killed a big number of woman and children • No prominent Taliban/AQ leader or small level operative was killed

  14. Bismillah family, 23 Aug 2010, DandeDarpaKhel, NWA

  15. 3 children of Bismillah Khan survived

  16. Maezol Khan, 8yrs, 14 Feb 2009, Makeen, SWA

  17. Naeemullah 18th Oct 2010 in DattaKhel, NWA

  18. 21 May 2010, Mohammad KhelMiramshah, NWA (Fatima)

  19. Nasir Khan (left), Naeem Khan

  20. Grandmother killed in presence of 9 grandchildren (3 badly injured) October 24, 2012, Tappi NWA

  21. Attacking daily life Funerals, Rescue work and Jirga Attacks

  22. KarwanManza funeral attack, July 8, 2009, SWA

  23. March 17, 2011 Jirga attacked killed over 40 including large number of elders

  24. Recent rescuer strikes – July 6 and 23, 2012, Shawal, NWA

  25. Total Civilian Deaths Reported The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Peshawar High Court • Over 900 civilians killed. • Fore period between 2008-2012, 1449 civilians killed 335 injured

  26. Thank You

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