Speculative reporting

The Pakistan army on Wednesday declared media reports being very speculative about the upsurge in drone strikes this month, which are reported to be aimed at hampering the attacks on different cities in Europe by the Al-Qaeda linked groups. This report was initially generated by a renowned European News Channel, which also gave details of the attacks similar to the Mumbai attacks in 2008. I believe the armed forces are right in a way that if the drones were aimed at disrupting the attacks then prominent leaders of TTP or other groups would have been reported dead. It is also a fact that reporting in the troubled North West is very tough. Perhaps thats the reason why such reports arise in the international media. ZULFIQAR HAIDER, Islamabad, September 30.

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