Thursday, February 26, 2009

Pakistan urges rethinking of U.S. drone attacks

No , we will keep our drone technology in our own hands ! Thank you very much !!!
And maybe if Pakistan would step up to the plate a little more when it comes to fighting Terrorists inside their own country , We would not have to launch so many successful missile strikes !!!


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan wants the United States to rethink its use of drones to attack militant targets and has asked Washington to transfer the pilotless aircraft to Islamabad, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, visiting Washington to take part in the Obama administration's review of policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, said he told U.S. officials that "they have to review the strategy vis-a-vis drones."

Pakistan's civilian government, elected a year ago, believes the U.S. missile strikes are counterproductive and have fanned an Islamist insurgency across northwest Pakistan, he said.

"They have carried out some successful strikes and taken out some high-value targets," Qureshi told the PBS network's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."

"At the same time, there is a collateral damage that is linked to the drones and that has alienated people there," he added.

Qureshi told PBS he had asked the United States to share drone technology.

"If they are a necessity, then ... we are suggesting that the technology be transferred to Pakistan and that will resolve quite a few issues with the people of Pakistan," he said, adding he had not received a reply to the request.
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