Pakistani Opposition Politician Imran Khan on U.S. Drone Attacks, the "Massive Human Catastrophe" in the Swat Valle

Tuesday’s attacks came as the Pakistani army and airforce expanded their military operations from Swat into South Waziristan. The Pakistani army was reportedly preparing an offensive against Baitullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader who is blamed for several recent bombing attacks across Pakistan.

The Pentagon denied the attacks and told Al Jazeera english that “there are no U.S. military strike operations being conducted in Pakistan.”

Well last week I spoke to Pakistani opposition figure and cricketing legend Imran Khan who has been an outspoken critic of both US drone attacks as well as the Pakistani military’s offensive against the Taliban. Imran Khan is the leader of the political party known as the Movement for justice.

I began by asking him about the domestic reaction to Pakistan’s military operations along its western border with Afghanistan.

Imran Khan, Pakistani opposition politician and cricketing legend. He is the leader of the political party known as the Movement for Justice.

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