Pakistan on Wednesday stressed that the UN Human Rights Council and its mechanisms should respond to human rights violations and the loss of precious lives as a result of drone strikes on the country's territory in violation of its sovereignty. Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Permanent Represent-ative of Pakistan, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua emphasised that these drone strikes were also a violation of UN Charter, International Law including Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here, Pakistan has been stressing repeatedly that use of armed drones or remotely piloted aircrafts was a breach of human rights, in particulars, the right to life, which is non-derogable.