Gamers to fly drones over Afghanistan

" Press TV Reports Britain plans to replace its highly trained pilots controlling drones flying surveillance missions over Afghanistan with lower grade staff. The Royal Air Force (RAF) announced Saturday that pilots without full combat training will replace...

Update: Pakistani officials make conflicting claims about capability of downi...

As the chief of Pakistan Air Force belied claims of some of the Pakistani ministers that the country was incapable of downing the US drones and said his force was capable of challenging the violators of the country's airspace, the unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the CIA...

Former military officers ask Pakistan government to raise drones attacks issu...

The association of Pakistan's former military officers, Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society, on Monday demanded the government to raise the issue of the US drone attacks in the UN Security Council. It also demanded Islamabad to withdraw its ambassador from the United States and...

U.S. drone attacks in Miranshah kill 11

"Updated at: 1035 PST, Friday, November 14, 2008  MIRANSHAH: At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in missile attacks launched by U.S. drones in Garyom area here on Friday, sources said.It is reported that three missiles fired by U.S....

And Now Downsizing Pakistan’s Military

"By AHMED QURAISHI Wednesday, 5 November 2008. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—So our people missed all the signs, trusted the Americans and never doubted for a second that our ally will do us in. Pakistan’s political and intelligence communities woke up late, discovering...

Suspected US missile strikes kill 28 in Pakistan

Two suspected missile strikes by US drones on Friday killed at least 28 people in Pakistan's trouble tribal region bordering Afghanistan. "MIRANSHAH: A suspected missile strike by US spy drones destroyed a vehicle and a house in tribal area bordering Afghanistan Friday,...

Pakistani tribesmen target US drones

As the flights of US drones over Pakistan's tribal region have become a routine matter, Pakistani tribesmen Thursday fired at unmanned aerial vehicles forcing them to return to Afghanistan. "MIRANSHAH: U.S. drones made flights in different parts of North Waziristan....