Increasing trend of homicidal drone attacks in Pakistan
Medical Forum Monthly. 2013; 24 (11): 33-36
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To study the increasing trend of Homicidal Attacks in Pakistan. Retrospective study. This study was carried out at 1. Benazir Civil Hospital Rawalpindi, 2. Forensic Medicine Deptt. General Hospital PGMI Lahore, 3. Civil Hospital Sialkot, 4. DHQ Benazir Hospital Abbottabad 5. DHQ Hospital Gujrat from 01.01.2012 to 31.05.2013. The data of Homicidal drone attacks and mortality was collected from news papers, internet and medical journals of Forensic Medicine. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates the following cumulative statistics about US drone strikes: [As of March 2013]. Total strikes: 366. Total reported killed: 2,537 - 3,581. Civilians reported killed: 2000 - 3000. Children reported killed: 368 - 997. Total reported injured: 1,174-1,465 . Strikes under the Bush Administration: 52. Strikes under the Obama Administration: 314. The trend of Homicidal drone attack was increased in Pakistan in President Pervaiz Musharaf time in favour of Americans by giving our National Airports. The people of Waziristan are also responsible for these attacks as they give information about Taliban to their centers by giving signals in a cost of dollars
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Med. Forum Mon.
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2013