South Waziristan (Dunya News) – At least four people were killed and two others were injured when missiles struck a house in Wanna an area of South Waziristan on Wednesday morning.
Drone strikes have dramatically increased since US President Barack Obama took office. There were only five drone strikes in 2007, peaking at 117 in 2010, then down to 46 last year.
Most of the strikes hit militants although civilians have also been killed. Rights groups say that some residents are so afraid of the strikes they don’t want to leave their homes.
Data collected from news reports by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism say that between 2,600-3,404 Pakistanis have been killed by drones, of which 473-889 were reported to be civilians.
It is difficult to verify civilian casualties because Taliban fighters often seal off the sites of drone strikes immediately.
Some Pakistanis say the drone strikes are an infringement of their national sovereignty and have called for them to stop.
Others, including some residents of the tribal areas along the Afghan border, say they are killing Taliban commanders who have terrorized the local population.
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