Amnesty report: Imran urges government to put an end to drone strikes
Imran Khan says government must implement the APC resolution.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan endorses the Amnesty International report on drone strikes. PHOTO: FILE
The Amnesty report holds USA responsible for causing numerous casualties in Pakistan and Yemen. Imran, in comments tweeted from the PTI account stated that drone attacks are a violation of human rights and as well as the sovereignty of Pakistan.
"Such drone strikes should be halted immediately as they are adding fuel to militancy in Pakistan."
Imran tweeted that the "federal government should act upon the resolution of the APC to put an end to drone strikes."
The strikes have killed as many as 2,500 people according to a UN report on drones. These include nearly 400 civilian casualties, with nearly half of them children.
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