Anti-Drone Protesters Set off on Historical March in Pakistan, Despite Threats

Anti-drone peace protesters from the United States, Pakistan and around the world set off from Pakistan's Islamabad on Saturday, at the start of a two day march heading into South Waziristan, a region in Pakistan heavily bombarded with US drones.

The march, organized by former cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, formed a long vehicle convoy, including hundreds of Pakistanis and dozens of US activists represented by the anti-war group CODEPINK.

The group plans to march to the edge of Pakistan's tribal belt on Saturday and then head to the village of Kotkai in South Waziristan to hold a demonstration on Sunday.

According to CODEPINK, rumors continue to circulate that local militants are planning to attack the march, and the US embassy has said that it cannot guarantee that drones will not strike during the march, but the group decided to forge on anyway, expressing the importance of protesting the murder of innocent civilians by US drones in the region.