Malik Jalal

Malik Jalal is a tribal elder from Waziristan, Pakistan. He is an intermediary in settling local disputes and a senior member of the North Waziristan peace committee (NWPC).[1][2][3] The aim of the NWPC is to establish peace between the Taliban and the Government of Pakistan.[4]

Jalal claims to have been the target of multiple drone strikes which failed to hit him and speaks out against drone strikes in Pakistan by the United States. He was invited to the United Kingdom by Ken Macdonald to address parliament about being on a drone kill list.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "I'm on the U.S. "Kill List," Pakistani elder claims". CNN. April 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "I'm on the Kill List. This is what it feels like to be hunted by drones". Independent. April 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Alexandra Sims (April 12, 2016). "Malik Jalal: Man on 'Kill List' appears on BBC radio asking the UK Government not to kill him". Independent.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Malik Jalal, Who is on the Drone Kill List". Commondreams.org. April 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "'I am on the US drone kill list'". Malik Jalal speaking to the Today programme. BBC Radio 4. April 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Life on the Drone Kill List". WNYC on The Takeaway. April 14, 2016.


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