Kareem Khan’s counsel, Mirza Shahazad Akbar, cited the written statement submitted by SHO Secretariat Police, Nawaz Bhatti, in which he alleged that the FIR had been registered and cancelled on IHC’s order but there was no such order. For nearly 5 years, the Islamabad police had been avoiding proceedings against CIA officials involved in this and hundreds of other killings in US drone strikes inside Pakistan. On Friday, Justice Siddiqui asserted that the case should have been investigated in Islamabad and its transfer had frustrated court orders. Kareem Khan started his legal struggle in 2010 and has ever since been pursuing the criminal case. Even now, as his efforts entered eighth year, Kareem Khan is hopeful of securing justice for his murdered brother and son.

Source: The Express Tribune December 16, 2017 05:26 UTC