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It's Pakistan govt's duty to stop drone attacks: Court - The Times of India
LAHORE: A Pakistani court hearing Jamaat-ud-
Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed's petition against
American drone strikes in Pakistan has said it
cannot order a war against the US. However, Lahore HC Chief Justice Umar Ata
Bandial yesterday said it was the Pakistan
government's duty to stop attacks by the CIA-
operated spy planes in the tribal areas. "The US drone attacks are against Pakistan's
policy but the court cannot order a war against
America," Bandial said while hearing Saeed's
petition. He observed that courts were bound to pass
orders in light of the Constitution. The Chief Justice expressed his displeasure at a
response submitted by the federal government
and adjourned the case till February 21. He asked a deputy attorney general to present
the government's point of view at the next
hearing. Saeed's counsel A K Dogar contended that the
federal government had not implemented a
parliamentary resolution against drone attacks. He claimed the US government kept on saying
that drone attacks could be carried out at any
place in Pakistan. In his petition, Saeed had asked the court to
direct the federal government to disclose all
"secret deals" with the US as every citizen of
Pakistan had the right to have access to
information on such matters. He asked the court to declare that pre-emptive
strikes by foreign countries were not permitted
under international laws.
LAHORE: A Pakistani court hearing Jamaat-ud-
Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed's petition against
American drone strikes in Pakistan has said it
cannot order a war against the US. However, Lahore HC Chief Justice Umar Ata
Bandial yesterday said it was the Pakistan
government's duty to stop attacks by the CIA-
operated spy planes in the tribal areas. "The US drone attacks are against Pakistan's
policy but the court cannot order a war against
America," Bandial said while hearing Saeed's
petition. He observed that courts were bound to pass
orders in light of the Constitution. The Chief Justice expressed his displeasure at a
response submitted by the federal government
and adjourned the case till February 21. He asked a deputy attorney general to present
the government's point of view at the next
hearing. Saeed's counsel A K Dogar contended that the
federal government had not implemented a
parliamentary resolution against drone attacks. He claimed the US government kept on saying
that drone attacks could be carried out at any
place in Pakistan. In his petition, Saeed had asked the court to
direct the federal government to disclose all
"secret deals" with the US as every citizen of
Pakistan had the right to have access to
information on such matters. He asked the court to declare that pre-emptive
strikes by foreign countries were not permitted
under international laws.
