The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Wednesday issued a notice to former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf for allowing drone strikes in Pakistan.
The PHC issued notice while hearing a petition filed against the CIA-operated drone attacks which began in the former president’s government.
The drone attacks in tribal agencies considered to be strongholds of Al-Qaeda linked militants have killed thousands of people since they began in June 2004.
Besides thousands of casualties, the missile strikes are affecting daily life in the tribal areas, making people unwilling to gather in groups even for weddings and funerals due to fear of being targeted.
Despite federal government repeated protests, the Obama Administration is not willing to halt the CIA drone campaign in the tribal areas notwithstanding Islamabad’s offer of a new mechanism suggesting use of drones only for surveillance.
The witch hunt continues ………. !
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