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Not the Children of a lesser God: drone related ‘Collateral Damage’ to cost Obama Administration $3m!

M. M. ALAM

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WASHINGTON: Family of 37-year-old Italian aid-worker Giovanni Lo Porto, who was killed in a US drone strike in January, 2015 will be paid a compensation of $3 million.

Porto was killed alongwith an American named Warren Weinstein (73). Obama Administration has yet to reach an agreement with the heirs of Weinstein.

The announcement took one-and-half year after Obama apologized over the death of the two aid workers in the captivity of Talibaan.

It is not clear how much (if any)  condolence payments were paid to the Pakistanis killed in such strikes.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.