US DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN AND THE CIVILIAN TOLL

Shahzad AkbarDirector, Foundation for Fundamental Rights

PakistanLegal Fellow Reprieve UK

Target killing of Tariq Aziz

Date of Execution:

October 30, 2011

Age:

Approximately 16 years

Tariq at a Jirga/camera training in Islamabad just two days before his killing

Tariq’s body after the strike

Obama’s first strikeDate:: January 23, 2009

Killed: 7• Muhammad Khalil (uncle)•Mansur-ur-Rehman (uncle)•Azaz-ur-Rehman (cousin)•Khush Dil Khan (Fahim’s uncle)• Obaid ullah (local shopkeeper and family friend)•Rafiq ullah (neighbor)•Siffat ullah (neighbor)•Fahim was severely injured, lost one eye and underwent abdominal surgery twice.

How many times one person can be killed?

Sada ullah’s story

Date: September 7, 2009Location: Mir Ali, NWA

Killed: 3

•Maut ullah Jan (uncle)•Kadaanullah Jan (cousin)•Sabir ud Din

•Injured •Ajman ullah (cousin) , legs and lower body injuries •Sadaullah, both legs amputated and lost one eye

Kareem Khan’s story

Asif Iqbal & Zaheenullah December 31, 2009, Mir Ali, NWA

Sanaullah Jan, 17 yrs old pre engineering student, November 26, 2010

Child victims

30 October 2006, Chanegai Bajaur Agency

80 children killed in an attack on Madressah

Incident was investigated by a member of the provincial assembly who reported 80 children’s death.

All children were named and were aged between 7-17

August 23, 2010 Dande Darpa Khel, NWASyed Wali

5 houses targeted believed to be of Haqqani network

Killed a big number of woman and children

No prominent Taliban/AQ leader or small level operative was killed

Bismillah family, 23 Aug 2010, Dande Darpa Khel, NWA

3 children of Bismillah Khan survived

Maezol Khan, 8yrs, 14 Feb 2009, Makeen, SWA

Naeem ullah 18th Oct 2010 in Datta Khel, NWA

21 May 2010, Mohammad Khel Miramshah, NWA (Fatima)

Nasir Khan (left), Naeem Khan

Grandmother killed in presence of 9 grandchildren (3 badly injured) October 24,

2012, Tappi NWA

Attacking daily lifeFunerals, Rescue work and Jirga

Attacks

Karwan Manza funeral attack, July 8, 2009, SWA

March 17, 2011 Jirga attacked killed over 40 including large number of elders

Recent rescuer strikes – July 6 and 23, 2012, Shawal, NWA

Total Civilian Deaths Reported The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Peshawar High Court

Over 900 civilians killed. Fore period between 2008-2012, 1449 civilians killed 335 injured

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