Nawaz Sharif. The elections saw the public vote for “political parties that are strongly opposed to the US use of drones,” reports The Guardian.

Sharif was returned to power, in part, on the basis of a promise to reopen dialogue with the Taliban to try to bring to an end the insurgency in the country, the returning president assumes office on June 5. The most recent drone strike in Pakistan was April 17.

3. Rehman is Tied to the Murder of 7 CIA Agents

Rehman has been sought in connection with a number of attacks on U.S targets including the December 30, 2009, suicide attack on the Central Intelligence Agency outpost in the Khost province of Afghanistan, which killed seven agents. It was the largest single loss of life incident bydestroyer

destroyer

destroyer, class of warship very fast relative to its length, generally equipped with torpedos, antisubmarine equipment, and medium-caliber and antiaircraft guns. The newest destroyers are equipped with guided missiles as their chief offensive weapon. The destroyer, originally called the torpedo-boat destroyer, was introduced in 1892 as an answer to the torpedo boat, but it rapidly replaced that type by taking over its functions. Later, its role as a torpedo launcher declined, and today destroyers have a mainly defensive role; they are used for convoying merchant ships and as escort vessels in a battle fleet. Destroyers were of great importance in World War II; equipped with new electronic devices, they proved highly effective as antisubmarine weapons and, hence, as escorts for convoys. Specialized types include the radar picket destroyer,