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Summary Despite joint resolution against drone attacks in APC, a fresh attack in tribal area kills three.
A US drone Friday killed at least three people when it fired missiles on a vehicle in a restive Pakistan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said.The strike took place at Baghar village of Angoor Ada area of South Waziristan tribal district, the security officials said.Although the United States does not publicly confirm drone attacks, its military and the CIA in Afghanistan are the only forces that deploy the unmanned Predator aircraft in the region.More than 30 drone strikes have been reported in Pakistan since elite US forces killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in a suburban home near Pakistans main military academy in Abbottabad, close to the capital, on May 2.Pakistan is seen as a key ally for the United States in its fight against militancy, but relations soured after the bin Laden raid, which both countries say was carried out without Islamabad being warned.Drone attacks are unpopular among many Pakistanis, who oppose the alliance with Washington and who are sensitive to perceived violations of sovereignty.US officials have accused Pakistani intelligence of playing a double game with extremists, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, in order to exert influence in Afghanistan.Pakistan on Thursday closed ranks against increasing US pressure for more in the war on terror.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani brought together opposition leaders, members of his coalition and military commanders in a rare all-party conference to forge unity in the latest showdown with Washington.
