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Amnesty International expressed concerns on Tuesday regarding the recurrent drone strikes conducted by Pakistan’s military, which caused unlawful loss of civilian lives. The rights group stated that these strikes in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in the deaths of 17 people this year, urging authorities to investigate these incidents and hold those responsible accountable.
Isabelle Lassée, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, noted that the residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are suffering due to the escalating number of drone strikes in the region, which disregard civilian safety, hitting homes and even volleyball games. She emphasized that the use of drones in attacks that lead to unlawful civilian casualties violates international law and called on Pakistani authorities to conduct independent and effective investigations into these attacks and prosecute anyone found responsible.
Furthermore, Lassée asserted that if investigations reveal that Pakistani authorities were directly responsible for the deadly strikes or that they failed to protect their citizens from threats, the government must provide victims and their families with effective remedies, including compensation.
A series of drone strikes took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’s northwestern province, with the latest occurring on June 20. These airstrikes killed civilians, including children. Amnesty International reported that while Pakistani authorities acknowledged the civilian casualties, they attributed the strikes to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistan Taliban.
The TTP is an armed group formed in 2007 from various militant factions opposing the Pakistani military’s operations against Al Qaeda members in the northwest border region known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This group has been involved in an armed conflict with the Pakistani army and aimed to destabilize the country through numerous terrorist attacks in addition to targeting military personnel and politicians. The United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee listed the TTP on its Sanctions List in 2011 and associated it with Al-Qaeda.
Although Pakistani military forces successfully pushed back the TTP following a series of offensives in 2014, the armed group regained strength in the FATA after the Taliban captured Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, in 2021. According to the UN, Pakistan’s military offensives have led to the displacement of over 400,000 citizens who fled combat zones in search of refuge in different areas within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Isabelle Lassée, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, noted that the residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are suffering due to the escalating number of drone strikes in the region, which disregard civilian safety, hitting homes and even volleyball games. She emphasized that the use of drones in attacks that lead to unlawful civilian casualties violates international law and called on Pakistani authorities to conduct independent and effective investigations into these attacks and prosecute anyone found responsible.
Furthermore, Lassée asserted that if investigations reveal that Pakistani authorities were directly responsible for the deadly strikes or that they failed to protect their citizens from threats, the government must provide victims and their families with effective remedies, including compensation.
A series of drone strikes took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’s northwestern province, with the latest occurring on June 20. These airstrikes killed civilians, including children. Amnesty International reported that while Pakistani authorities acknowledged the civilian casualties, they attributed the strikes to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistan Taliban.
The TTP is an armed group formed in 2007 from various militant factions opposing the Pakistani military’s operations against Al Qaeda members in the northwest border region known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This group has been involved in an armed conflict with the Pakistani army and aimed to destabilize the country through numerous terrorist attacks in addition to targeting military personnel and politicians. The United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee listed the TTP on its Sanctions List in 2011 and associated it with Al-Qaeda.
Although Pakistani military forces successfully pushed back the TTP following a series of offensives in 2014, the armed group regained strength in the FATA after the Taliban captured Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, in 2021. According to the UN, Pakistan’s military offensives have led to the displacement of over 400,000 citizens who fled combat zones in search of refuge in different areas within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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