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Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan vowed to permanently block a supply route to U.S. forces in Afghanistan starting tomorrow as he seeks an end to drone strikes in the country's northwest, where his party holds power.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-21/imran-khan-vows-to-block-nato-pakistan-supply-route-over-drones



Protesting Pakistanis block NATO supply route

Thousands of people protesting US drone strikes have blocked a road in northwest Pakistan that is used to transport NATO troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/11/protesting-pakistanis-block-nato-supply-route-2013112312404623604.html



Pakistan urges end to drone strikes in UN General Assembly

Pakistan called for the immediate cessation of "illegal" US drone strikes on its territory, after a UN committee unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday that underscores the need for an international agreement on legal questions involving the use of remotely piloted aircraft.

http://dawn.com/news/1058935/pakistan-urges-end-to-drone-strikes-in-un-general-assembly



NATO supply trucks still stuck in Pakistan

Trucks carrying NATO troop supplies to Afghanistan remained stuck in Pakistan on Tuesday as concern lingered about demonstrators seeking to stop the vehicles in protest of U.S. drone strikes, Pakistani transportation officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/nato-supply-trucks-still-stuck-pakistan-125510474.html



The US Killed my Brother with a Drone. I Want to Know Why

By Mohammed Al Qawli

Americans must demand an end to drone strikes on innocent civilians.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37058.htm



Imran Khan complicates NATO plans for Afghanistan: WP

Imran Khan, an Oxford-educated millionaire, leads an effort to shut down supply routes to Afghanistan.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/01/05/news/national/imran-khan-complicates-nato-plans-for-afghanistan-wp/


From Information Clearing House

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Blocking NATO to Stop Drones

Ashfaq Yusufzai, Inter Press Service: Upping the ante against US drone attacks in Pakistan, celebrated cricketer-turned-political leader Imran Khan has threatened to block NATO supplies to Afghanistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where his party leads a coalition government.

http://tinyurl.com/pvwlwad

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Lawmakers Vote to Keep Drone War Deaths Secret
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/22-4

Drone Strike Killed 50 and Still Causes Fear, UK Court Hears
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/12/02-0

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Anti-Drone Protests Halt US Military Convoys at Pakistan Border
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/russia-today/us-military-forced-to-end-convoys-into-pakistan/



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