Pakistanis Rally Against U.S. Drone Attacks
VoA News: More than 1,000 people have demonstrated in North Waziristan to demand an end to U.S. drone attacks against militant targets in the tribal region of Pakistan.
The attacks are deeply unpopular with the Pakistani public and are criticized by the government in Islamabad.
The U. S. believes many Taliban and al-Qaida militants are based in the tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan.
Local officials say unmanned U.S. aircraft fired about 100 missiles in the tribal region last year. U.S. officials do not acknowledge the missile strikes in Pakistan.
In southwest Pakistan Friday, insurgents torched two tankers carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Authorities say two people were injured in the attacks in the Baluchistan province and the Mastung district. NATO tankers are regularly hit with arson attacks blamed on insurgents attempting to disrupt key supply lines to troops fighting in neighboring Afghanistan.
The U.S. has begun using alternative routes through central Asia because of the the security concerns in Pakistan.
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