The grand tribal Jirga active against the drone attacks in Pakistani territory announced to register petition in Supreme Court against the drone attacks inside Pakistani territory; meanwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf carried out rally in front of parliament against the drone strikes.The Grand Tribal Jirga organized jointly by a British welfare organization, Pakistani established human rights organization and Jirga of Waziristan was held in Islamabad on Friday; meanwhile the people affected by drone attacks also attend the Jirga.
Addressing the Jirga, the speakers severely condemned the drone attacks, termed it as violation of national integrity, and said that they would register petition in Supreme Court against drone attacks.
The Jirga claimed that Black Water is active in FATA in the name of NGO’s.
Addressing the Jirga, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Imran Khan has said that the independent sources never confirmed the killed people as terrorists, adding that innocent people were killed in drone attacks.
He said the media reported that the dead bodies of the people killed in drone attacks were mutilated and unidentifiable, adding that news broadcasted all over the country that suspected militants were killed in drone attacks; meanwhile no body verified either they were militants or not.
He said that no independent source conduct investigations of the drone attacks, they killed either the militants or innocent people, which is a big violation of human rights, adding that the violation is done by a country who is teaching lessons of human rights to other countries.
He questioned where the Pakistani organization working for human rights are and why they are silent against drone attacks, adding that all organizations in Pakistan working for human rights are silenced because they are receiving funds from US.
He said our puppet government of came into being on the will of the US is telling lie before the public, adding that the government immediately stop the drone attacks in Pakistan and end all military operations; meanwhile he also thanked Clive Smith and Jamima Smith for fighting case with US in favor of Pakistan.
Meanwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf also staged protest rally against drone attacks on Friday in front of parliament house and the protest was attended by a large number of peoplei, including Clive Smith and Jamima Smith.
Imran khan while addressing the rally said that the government and leading opposition parties of the country supporting drone attacks silently.
While criticizing President Zardari and Sharif brothers’ he said President Zardari is a big disease for country, adding that Sharif brothers’ are expert in Noora kushti. President Zardari is present in Islamabad and PML-N is staging protests in Lahore, he added.
He said that if the government had immediately implemented the resolution of APC, then US will not dare to conduct drone attacks in Pakistan, adding that it is insult of the APC resolution that during 24 hours US carried out drone strike.
October 28, 2011
