Islamabad (AP) - A group of American anti-war activists in Pakistan to join the country's tribal areas to protest against U.S. pilotless aircraft strike in the rugged northwest area. Their presence motivation behind the protest, but also worry that islamic militants will target in the weekend activities organizers.
Two days of parades and - in reality, a long team - get leadership imran khan, the former cricket star was born politician has become a top critic of American drone attack in Pakistan.
It is, began Saturday in Islamabad and end in the south waziristan tribal region has been pilotless aircraft strike a big focus, and the Pakistan military offensive against militants, in a small town.
Sweat, like many Pakistanis, accused of pilotless aircraft attack has caused a large number of innocent civilians dead and threats along the Afghan border tribal life.
The United States rarely discuss the top secret plan, but U.S. officials say most of the victims were Pakistan's taliban and al-qaida militants, and used in the strike of the missile is very accurate.
The United States activists - about more than 30 delegates, headquartered in the United States of the militant group CODEPINK - sweat, headquartered in London legal publicity organization "probation" founder Clive stafford Smith, to march and publicity by the American pilotless aircraft affected the plight of the community.
The future of parade, local media reported on Friday, the so-called suicide bomb attack plan demonstration and a pamphlet, to distribution along the parade route in a small town warning, they will be at risk. Pakistan's main taliban faction issued a statement, criticism of events.
At the same time, foreign activities, meeting the kinsman said, in unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) attack have been killed. The group also walk in the capital jinnah, Mohammed ali supermarket, Shouting "stop," stop pilotless aircraft attack! ", singing "we are waziristan there. "
A placard said: "uavs fly, the child was dead."
Sweat, 45 Sherabaz, said he lost two brothers in the March 17, 2011, unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) strike of tower le, a town in the north waziristan. "My brother to attend a tribe committee, in order to solve in wood trading business disputes, they were killed," he said. "Not killed are insurgents."
Many foreigners sympathy. , "the Portland, Oregon Linda WenNing said:" we have learn here innocent people, women and children were killed the families of the victims. Enough is enough, we should stop these attacks.
In Pakistan's tribal areas strictly limited, in most cases have been banned foreigners enter, they don't know yet if westerners hope in the march against uavs participation will get permission to enter. The south waziristan region in theory is since the end of 2009, the head of the army of the operation is under control, but the militants are still roaming area.
Pakistani taliban factions main spokesperson, release Ahsanullah ahmed chalabi mulberry, Friday's statement, request sweat, the former cricket stars, western "slave", and said the insurgents "does not need any sympathy", this "a secular and free people."
Ahmed chalabi mulberry refused to reveal any relevant militants plan parade, but added: "imran khan of so-called peace march is in unmanned aircraft hit Muslim sympathy, on the contrary, it is a trying to increase his political figure.
Local newspapers short-term project, plan suicide bomb attack warning of the ministry of the interior. In addition, by a group of acting as the army of the caliph signed booklet distributed to in the tank outside south waziristan's a small town. Leaflets criticism sweat as "agent the United States, Israel and the jews."
"People are sincere, and emphasize should be far away from the public meetings, and anyone who suffered the loss of life in this world, in the future world will be responsible for myself" file warning.
Officials and sweat party, Pakistan Tehreek - E - Insaf, in said last Friday, there is no plan to stop or change its final destination, although militant group of warning. The demonstrators to Kotkai in south waziristan's a small town, put on a rally, they hope to attract tens of thousands of people.
On Thursday, sweat at the press conference that the south waziristan tribal leaders assured him that he and his retinue will be protected. However, he also suggested that the possibility, into the tribal areas may be impossible, said protesters will go to, because they can and stage of place, they decided to stop the rise.
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