Oct 7, 2012

Pakistan Military Blocks Anti-US Protest From Tribal Region

Pakistan Military Blocks Anti-US Protest From Tribal Region: The Pakistani military has prevented a convoy of thousands of people with the goal of protesting U.S. drone strikes common in the country's tribal areas from reaching South Waziristan.

Authorities stopped the group just short of the tribal region's border Sunday. Pakistani cricket star turned politician Imran Khan had been leading the march, which left Islamabad Saturday.

​​The protest group had more than doubled to 500 cars by the time it reached Khan's hometown, Mianwali. ...

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