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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

  • South Waziristan

    US drones targeted Haji Yaqub Wazir, an ‘al Qaeda facilitator’ who was playing a key role in a peace agreement with Islamabad.... More

  • South Waziristan

    Taliban commanders and five civilians died when CIA drones destroyed a house and hujra, killing at least a dozen people.... More

  • South Waziristan

    US drones killed al Qaeda’s chemical weapons team and up to five civilians in a strike on a madrasa.... More

  • South Waziristan

    CIA drones targeted Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Pakistan Taliban (TTP), for the first time.... More

  • Bajaur Agency

    At least 12 died as CIA drones went after an al Qaeda weapons expert in an attack on a house and adjoining mosque.... 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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