*ISLAMABAD – The court is not responsible for stopping drone attacks,remarked Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa while hearing a contempt of courtpetition against the government for its failure to stop the attacks. *
The petitioner, Raja Saeed Sultan, filed the petition after the governmentfailed to implement the orders of the Peshawar High Court. The high courthad ordered to stop drone attacks in the country.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the case on Thursday.
During the hearing, the chief justice remarked that the strikes can bestopped by the policies of the foreign ministry and national securityagencies.
Justice Khosa asked, “Can the high court even give a verdict to stop droneattacks? Did it order the US to stop the drone attacks? Why would the USfollow the high court’s verdict?”
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He asked whether a high court could even decide what the US will do
The petitioner’s lawyer said that drone attacks target women, children andanimals.
