Wazoo in the past 24 hours."The government of Pakistain condemns the two incidents of US drone strikes that took place near Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
in North Waziristan on 11 and 12 June," said a statement from the foreign office.
"These strikes are a violation of Pakistain's illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity and additionally, these strikes have a negative impact on the government's efforts to bring peace and stability in Pakistain and the region," it said.
Earlier during her briefing, Alsam had said that facts were being ascertained and added that Pakistain's position on drones is very clear.
Meanwhile,
...back at the buffalo wallow, Standing Buffalo drew a bead on his old enemy and squeezed the trigger...
foreign news agency Rooters reported that two top government officials said Islamabad had given the Americans "express approval" for the strikes -- the first time Pakistain has admitted to such cooperation.
Without naming the officials, the news agency reported that just weeks after peace talks with the Death Eaters stalled, a "joint Pakistain-US operation" had been ordered to hit the krazed killers.
Another official told Rooters that Pakistain had asked the United States for help after the Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport attack on Sunday, and would be intensifying air strikes on krazed killer hideouts in coming days.
"The attacks were launched with the express approval of the Pakistain government and army," an anonymous government official was quoted by Rooters as saying.
"It is now policy that the Americans will not use drones without permission from the security establishment here. There will be complete coordination and Pakistain will be in the loop."
"We understand that drones will be an important part of our fight against the Taliban now," the official added.
The American drone program is extremely unpopular in Pakistain because it is perceived as killing innocent civilians, which the US denies. In the past, the Pak government has strongly condemned drone strikes -- maintaining a stance that strikes violate the country's illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The FO and government have previously raised concern over drone strikes with the US administration and at the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
, saying the attacks are counter-productive, entail loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal
liberty...
and humanitarian implications.
Two successive US drone strikes killed at least 16 suspected Death Eaters in Pakistain's northwest tribal area early Thursday, as pressure was building on Islamabad to react after the brazen attack on Karachi airport.
The first strike late Wednesday was said to have targeted a vehicle and a compound near the Afghan border in Tabbi village, killing four Uzbek krazed killers.
Sources told DawnNews that the second strike in Dand-i Darpakhel area reported early Thursday killed key Haqqani network commander Haji Gul as well as prominent Afghan Taliban capos.
These were the year's first such strikes in Pakistain's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan.
The last US drone attack on Pak soil was carried out on December 25, 2013, killing three suspected krazed killers. The strikes had been temporarily halted at the government's request.