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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 11:13 AM
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U.S. Drones Kill 957 Civilian Pakistanis in 2010: Report
Source: Xinhua

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan issued its annual report on Thursday stating that American Drone strikes killed 957 innocent people in Pakistan in 2010.

The reports by Pakistan's leading human rights group which focuses on human rights violations in the country also laid an emphasis on terror attacks in 2010.

According to overall figures, different kind of terrorist attacks left 2,542 people dead and 5,062 others injured. While regarding "target killings" the country's southern coastal city of Karachi saw the killing of 237 political activists while in southwestern province of Balochistan figures remained at 118 killings.

According to the report, at least 1,159 people including 1,041 civilians lost their lives in 67 suicide bomb attacks.

more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-04/14/c_13829287.htm
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 08:54 PM
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1. The world can't be cleansed of black-hat terraists and made safe for democracy without occasional
collateral damage. :patriot:
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 09:10 PM
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2. Wonder how many of those people that our government murdered were babies
and children?
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 09:12 PM
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3. So many heartbroken families; it's tragic
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 09:14 PM
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4. There really are no excuses.
:cry:
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Dokkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-14-11 09:20 PM
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5. 43 short of 1000
am sure we could do better :patriot:
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