US Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Drones Are 'Counterproductive,' Says Pakistani President as Parliament Criticizes US Congress Over CIA-Drones Bill

Pakistan's president has spoken about the use of drones in his country, referring it as counterproductive and a violation to Pakistan's sovereignty.

According to The Nation, President Asif Ali Zardari spoke about drones to U.S. ambassador Richard Olson during a discussion that included bi-lateral relations between the two countries.

Zardari told the U.S. ambassador that the use of drones have fueled anti-American sentiments and killed civilians in the process.

The meeting comes as the Pakistani Parliament condemned a bill passed by the U.S. Congress regarding drones.

Pakistan's Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Syed Zafar Ali Shah voiced about the U.S. Congress' bill allowing the CIA to carry out more drone activities over Pakistan and said it is a violation of U.N. laws and the country's sovereignty.

"When the Indian home minister admitted that BJP is harboring terrorists inside India, there was no action taken by the US. However, despite our sacrifices in the war against terror, it has given blanket powers to CIA to conduct drone strikes in Pakistan," said the Pakistani senator.

The use of drones will be investigated by the United Nations (U.N.). As Latinos Post reported, the U.N. will investigate the United Kingdom and the U.S. use of drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.

According to The Guardian, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism stated between June 2004 and Sept. 2012, drone strikes killed between 2,562 and 3,325 people in Pakistan. Of the number of people dead, between 474 and 881 were civilians, including 176 children.

The results of the U.N. investigation will be disclosed in the fall.