JUI-S chief asks Imran to charge Obama in drone FIR
MARDAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan should charge US President Barack Obama in the first information report (FIR) of the Hangu drone attack.
Talking to reporters at the Mardan Press Club, he said the federal government should order the Pakistan Army to shoot down the US drones. He said on November 29, 2011 the Defence of Pakistan Council had submitted an application against drone attacks in the Supreme Court, but the registrar rejected it saying Fata didn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the apex court.
The Maulana added that after the passage of the 18th Amendment all the areas of the country came under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and the high courts. He added that on May 13 the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had given verdict against the drone attacks and the federal government should order the Pakistan Air Force to shoot down the drones in accordance with the PHC order. The JUI-S chief said his party would file a contempt of court petition in the Supreme Court against the federal government if it didn’t issue such an order.
“Now the chief justice of Pakistan should direct the federal government to ensure halt to the drone attacks after the Hangu strike as the drones can even target the Parliament, Lahore and some other city in the country,” he added. He said his party supported the blockade of Nato supplies by the PTI. He added that the JUI-S would support Maulana Fazlur Rehman if he had the courage to block the Nato supply routes.
Maulana Samiul Haq advised PTI chief Imran Khan to hold peace negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban. The JUI-S leaders including former deputy speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Ikramullah Shahid and Hafiz Hussain Ahmed were present on the occasion.
MARDAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan should charge US President Barack Obama in the first information report (FIR) of the Hangu drone attack.
Talking to reporters at the Mardan Press Club, he said the federal government should order the Pakistan Army to shoot down the US drones. He said on November 29, 2011 the Defence of Pakistan Council had submitted an application against drone attacks in the Supreme Court, but the registrar rejected it saying Fata didn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the apex court.
The Maulana added that after the passage of the 18th Amendment all the areas of the country came under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and the high courts. He added that on May 13 the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had given verdict against the drone attacks and the federal government should order the Pakistan Air Force to shoot down the drones in accordance with the PHC order. The JUI-S chief said his party would file a contempt of court petition in the Supreme Court against the federal government if it didn’t issue such an order.
“Now the chief justice of Pakistan should direct the federal government to ensure halt to the drone attacks after the Hangu strike as the drones can even target the Parliament, Lahore and some other city in the country,” he added. He said his party supported the blockade of Nato supplies by the PTI. He added that the JUI-S would support Maulana Fazlur Rehman if he had the courage to block the Nato supply routes.
Maulana Samiul Haq advised PTI chief Imran Khan to hold peace negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban. The JUI-S leaders including former deputy speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Ikramullah Shahid and Hafiz Hussain Ahmed were present on the occasion.