WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has opposed extending drone strikes to Quetta, saying that a surge in strikes in this region would only result in huge mass causalities, a US magazine has reported.
Presidnet Obama has opposed the drone attacks in Quetta during the discussion over the extension of drone strikes from the tribal areas of Pakistan to Balochistan’s Quetta city in the advisory committee meeting. He fears that drone attacks in heavily populated areas of Quetta will cause huge mass casualties.
According to a report published in the US magazine Newsweek, President Obama is of the view that such attacks will also cause strong reactions from political and military leadership.
The magazine reported that President Obama favored the opinion that the decision to extend drone attacks will be folly, unwise and will jeopardize civilian lives.
The report referring to sources stated that the meeting mulled over the surge in drone strike on Pakistan but no final decision could be reached and the meeting agreed further discussion over the issue. SAMAA
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