OPEN SOURCE REPORT - MNA Mohsin Javed alias Mohsin Dawar's Views on Drone Strikes in Pakistan [Thread]
19 June 2013: Investigative journalist Umar Cheema posted a news report quoting PTI leaders that a suicide attack in Mardan was meant to 'avenge' drone strikes. MNA Dawar rejected and labelled drones as a "messiah" for the people of Waziristan. Source: archive.vn/PpZ2i 
In the same thread, MNA Dawar implied drones were legitimately targeting militants and acknowledged collateral damage in the process. Source: archive.vn/PpZ2i
MNA Dawar said that drone attacks weren't the reason for his displacement, rather blamed drone targets (militants) allegedly supported by the Pakistani 'establishment'. Source: archive.vn/Gi0xj
MNA Dawar claimed that not a single woman or child was killed in drone strikes. Source: archive.vn/wKOal
MNA Dawar responded to an individual by (discreetly) praising the 'precision' and 'accuracy' of drone attacks. Source: archive.vn/qV2Ya
Reiterating the utility of drones, MNA Dawar told an individual that 99 percent of the casualties in drones "are militants". He further claimed that research stats on collateral damage is "manipulated" since he was "an eye witness". Source: archive.vn/nWxJI
MNA Dawar while responding to late Brigadier (Retired) Asad Munir said that drones were the only effective weapons targeting militants. Source: archive.vn/iqvBT
21 June 2013: MNA Dawar while responding to an individual said that drones were killing all 'high profile' militants including TTP, Al Qaeda, Haqqanis, Gul Bahadur etc. Source: archive.vn/XHLbE
MNA Dawar criticised Imran Khan (incumbent PM) for 'falsely' bringing up the issue of collateral damage as a result of drone strikes. He said there was "no proof" of civilians killed by drones.
Source 1: archive.vn/JxHTV
Source 2: archive.vn/lGYrB
Source 1: archive.vn/JxHTV
Source 2: archive.vn/lGYrB
2 July 2013: Responding to mil veteran Khalid Munir, MNA Dawar claimed not a single TTP leader was affected by drones (Source: archive.vn/hEOcs). Contradicts himself -->
Note: Dawar was in Australia for a few years, corroborated through Facebook.
Note: Dawar was in Australia for a few years, corroborated through Facebook.
6 September 2013: Tweeting from Australia, MNA Dawar responded to Justice Athar Minallah and implied that drone strikes 'do not' violate national sovereignty. Context could not be ascertained as Justice Minallah's tweet is unavailable. Source: archive.vn/XFZIy
3 October 2013: Shireen Mazari (incumbent Fed Min for Human Rights) criticised Nobel Peace Prize for then US President Obama in the pretext of drone strikes. MNA Dawar (then unelected) said Obama 'deserved' it and drones are 'the best'. Source: archive.vn/HRPhq
8 October 2013: Responding to MPA Syeda Shehla Raza, MNA Dawar (then unelected) said that drone strikes were killing Uzbek, Arab and Chechen militants. Source: archive.vn/ExPvw.
Today, PTM refuses to accept that certain tribals sheltered foreign militants.
Today, PTM refuses to accept that certain tribals sheltered foreign militants.
18 November 2014: MNA Dawar (then unelected) said that drones, not Pakistan Army, killed 'high-profile' militants in tribal areas. Source: archive.vn/zs0fG
Going by this claim, the PTM's rhetoric that Pakistan Army (allegedly) caused collateral damage gets nullified.
Going by this claim, the PTM's rhetoric that Pakistan Army (allegedly) caused collateral damage gets nullified.
24 May 2016: A debate took place between Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Maheen Ghani, former spouse of Shahbaz Taseer over the efficacy of drones. While Imaan criticised drones, MNA Dawar (then unelected) equated drones with "perfection". Source: archive.vn/HvzgS
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