A photo of a drone firing a missile. PHOTO: AFP
The report also gives a breakdown of the number casualties of the drone strikes. The year in which the most number of people who were killed in the strikes is 2010 as seen in the graph below. There is a downward trend of the drone strikes since 2010.
The total number of people who were killed in these strikes is between 2,080-3,428 people. Of these, 1,623-2,787 are reportedly militants and 258 - 307 civilians.
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The pie chart below shows the number of drone strikes with regards to the location. The highest number of drone strikes occurred in North Waziristan (267 out of the 370)
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It can also be seen that there were fewer drone strikes during former US president George W Bush's terms as compared to during the current administration of President Barack Obama in the graph below.
The highest number of drone strikes (122) occurred in 2010. Since then, the frequency of strikes has decreased and the reported number for 2013 is 26.
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Why has not Pakistan not done its own independent survey.
@ZionistControlledUSMedia: What else you know about Hitler ? ever tried to read anything more than 4 pages about him ?
Its not New American Foundation , it is Jew Amercian Foundation who has done this survey.
Define "militant". Any male between 13-60?
Pretty convenient that this report is published by an organization whose current President Anne-Marie Slaughter was appointed Director of Policy Planning under Obama administration by HILLARY CLINTON.
30% of its funding comes from the US Govt directly. This report contradicts everything that Amnesty International and the students from NYU and Stanford have published. The political agent assigned even provided numbers that were in fact accounted by someone.
I guess this is the only way to win sympathy for the CIA and its Drone Wars. Good luck Pakistanis.... you are all doomed.
What else can you expect after all ET's masters are NYT not WikiLeaks
Should i believe WikiLeaks or New York Times ???
Please give a figure of how many militants the drone strikes created as well so we can see if they have more pros or cons
Lol how do these people defend their worse than mass murderer treatment of US soldier Bradley Manning (hero of humanity) who leaked real footage of US army laughing on mistaking school children for militants in Iraq
BTW how could these millitants are miltipying in number
PTI is providing perfect sanctuary to its guests from all over the world.
How would you define a Millitant.... Did anyone carried out any incestigation or somethig.. Please stop this new campaign in favor of DRONES...
BTW how could these millitants are miltipying in number... and why innocent pakistanis too
@Gul Zameen Khan Gandapur: Facts given my our government?
Government's numbers are self contradicting. Even the parliament didn't give them any weightage.
I'm no fan of militants and would be the first person to breath a sigh of relief if these theocratic thugs went to meet their maker. Never the less this report shows that there is no rule of law in Pakistan. When a foreign power is allowed to conduct extra judicial killings in another country, that country ceases to be a normal and functioning state.
I am sorry but for the correct data with authentic references on this subject can be accessed via. Actual Data
Oh my, sad day for PTI.