Sir: Killer drones fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan and kill civilians. The US President Obama has confirmed that unmanned drones have regularly struck Pakistan’s tribal areas as part of his government’s efforts to destroy what it alleges are the al Qaeda sanctuaries in the region. He said that “a lot” of the strikes had targeted “al Qaeda suspects who are up in very tough terrain” in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the border with Afghanistan, long believed to be a hub of activity for armed groups. The controversial drone programme run by the CIA has very frequently been met with protests in Pakistan amid concerns of civilian casualties. The Pakistani government publicly protests the operations, but is believed to have allowed them initially. Every day many people are killed by these attacks but our politicians seem to be sleeping. They always take action in the interest of their parties, but the life of common people is of no consequence to them. TUBA ATHAR Karachi