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November 7, 2013

Report: Pakistan Renounces Lowered Civilian Toll From Drone Strikes 
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The Pakistani government has reportedly acknowledged errors in its
recent downgrading of civilian casualties from U.S. drone strikes.
Shortly after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned from a U.S. visit
last month, the Pakistani government reported a count of 67 civilian
deaths since 2004. Just months earlier, Pakistan had estimated the toll
at around 600. But according to the News of Pakistan, a Pakistani
defense official has admitted the lower figure was "wrong and
fabricated."

 

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