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]

He is further notable for speaking out against U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan. He has been invited to the UK by Lord 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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