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Drone strikes

More than 400 drone strikes have hit the tribal regions of north west Pakistan since 2004. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has been recording these strikes using credible media reports, field investigations, legal documents and academic and NGO research.

Here is a list of all known drone strikes in Pakistan. The data can be searched by year and by month. Each entry records the area the strike hit and the date. To find out who died in each attack click on the relevant strike. This will take you to a full page recording everything understood about the people that were killed. In many strikes there is nothing reported about anybody killed. Over time we aim to build on the little information known about those dying. For more information please see our methodology.

Drone strikes in Pakistan

  • Hangu District, KPK

    US drones killed Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, in eastern Pakistan, and one other person according to President Obama,

  • Kurram Agency

    The second CIA drone strike of the year in Pakistan killed three people and injured a fourth.... More

  • North Waziristan

    The first reported CIA drone strike in Pakistan since September 1 2015 killed five people in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.... More

  • North Waziristan

    CIA drones killed five or six people in a strike at around 11pm local time.... More

  • North Waziristan

    The first CIA drone strike in 61 days killed at least four people.... More

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About the project

CIA drone strikes have killed over 2,500 people in Pakistan; many are described as militants, but some are civilians. This is a record of those who have died in these attacks.

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