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Pakistan's Sharif condemns US drone strike on Taliban
Source: BBC
31 May 2013 Last updated at 20:15 GMT
Pakistan's Sharif condemns US drone strike on Taliban
Pakistan's incoming Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has condemned a suspected US drone strike which killed the Taliban's second-in-command.
Waliur Rehman reportedly died when a missile hit a house in the North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday.
Mr Sharif, whose Pakistan Muslim League-N won this month's parliamentary election, expressed "serious concern and deep disappointment" at the strike.
Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry defended US drone attacks.
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Pakistan's Sharif condemns US drone strike on Taliban
Pakistan's incoming Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has condemned a suspected US drone strike which killed the Taliban's second-in-command.
Waliur Rehman reportedly died when a missile hit a house in the North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday.
Mr Sharif, whose Pakistan Muslim League-N won this month's parliamentary election, expressed "serious concern and deep disappointment" at the strike.
Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry defended US drone attacks.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22737481