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Thousands of Pakistanis hold anti-US demonstrations
Thousands of Pakistanis have held an anti-US demonstration in Karachi in response to Islamabad's decision to reopen supply lines to US-led forces in Afghanistan.
The protesters said on Sunday that they would not let the government reopen Pakistani roads to NATO's supply trucks, closed after the US forces conducted a deadly raid against the country’s troops in November.
The angry demonstrators also condemned the American drone strikes, which are regularly conducted by the US forces on Pakistan's tribal regions, claiming that the airstrikes target al-Qaeda and Taliban militants but locals say civilians are the main victims of the assaults.
Another massive anti-US rally was arranged by the Defense of Pakistan Council, which is an alliance of 40 religious and political parties, in the city of Peshawar.
On Thursday, Pakistan's parliament unanimously approved new guidelines for ties with the United States. The guidelines demand an end to US assassination drone strikes on the Pakistani territory.
Read more: http://presstv.com/detail/236446.html
How justifiable is it to have more innocent civilians and suspects slaughtered as a result of countless drone strikes?
Are the deaths worth the blowback?
