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As part of his political campaign, Khan has said he is planning to lead thousands of people in a march to Waziristan in September to demonstrate against U.S. drone strikes. "A man of faith doesn't fear death & a march for peace against drones that have destroyed millions of lives in FATA (Pakistan's tribal region) ... is worth dying for," Khan Tweeted on Thursday. Covert CIA drone strikes are very unpopular in Pakistan because many citizens believe they mostly kill civilians
-- an allegation denied by the U.S. The Taliban regularly lash out at the attacks, which have killed many of their fighters and their former leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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