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April 25, 2011

Pakistan: NATO Supply Route Blocked By Drone Strike Protesters 
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Pakistani demonstrators blocked a key NATO supply route to Afghanistan
on Sunday in a major protest against U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan.
Thousands of NATO trucks were held up by the rally which was organized
by the famous Pakisani cricket player, turned politician, Imran Khan.

Imran Khan, politician: "Number one is the message to the Pakistani
people that unless we come out to protect the rights of our people, no
one else will defend us, certainly not this puppet leadership. And
secondly, a message to the Americans, that this is completely
counter-productive. This is only creating hatred against the Americans;
this collateral damage, killing of innocent women and children, all it
is doing is helping the terrorists, it's helping al-Qaeda, it is
endangering the Americans. This is a tried and failed policy, and the
whole object of this rally is to tell the Americans that time has come
for a change of strategy."



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