Sharif tells US to end drone strikes

Islamabad: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday sought an end to the controversial US drone attacks targeting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
US President Barack Obama, in his most expansive discussion of the drone programme, said last month that he is haunted by the unintentional deaths. But he argued that targeted strikes result in fewer civilian deaths than indiscriminate bombing campaigns.
“By narrowly targeting our Sa against those who want to kill us, and not the people they hide among, we are choosing the course of action least likely to result in the loss of innocent life,” Obama had said.
Since 2004, the US has carried out over 350 drone strikes inside Pakistan, killing some of the top al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders.