Goes missing Pakistani journalist and activist against drones
- "It is a crucial witness to the dangers of program drones CIA" note from the NGO Reprieve
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It was planned that the Pakistani activist Karim Jan traveled to Europe
this week to talk about his personal experience with the bombing
- Journalist and activist against the operations of U.S. drone Karim Khan is missing for more than a week ago after being kidnapped from his house in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, according to his lawyer Monday, Shazad Akbar said, and Europa Press.
In Speaking to the U.S. television network CNN, Akbar has indicated that Jan was kidnapped by a group consisting of about 20 people, some of whom were wearing police uniform.
"Jan was my first client in 2010 in a case against the bombing of U.S. drones
in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)," he said, before
adding that he went to the police, who arrested him said no.
Jan was scheduled to travel to Europe this week to speak to German parliamentarians, Dutch and British on his personal experience with the bombings carried out by drones, as reported by the British NGO Reprieve.
Also, he was involved in a legal proceeding against the Pakistani government for its failure to investigate the death of his son and brother in a bombing.
"We are very concerned for the safety of Jan," said the executive director of Reprieve, Clare Algar. "It is a crucial witness to the dangers of the program drones of the CIA ", has been assessed.
The program of drones has been sharply criticized by Pakistani Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has repeatedly asked Washington to end the
attacks. However, U.S. officials justify their operations in the framework of the fight against terrorism.
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It was planned that the Pakistani activist Karim Jan traveled to Europe
this week to talk about his personal experience with the bombing
In Speaking to the U.S. television network CNN, Akbar has indicated that Jan was kidnapped by a group consisting of about 20 people, some of whom were wearing police uniform.
"Jan was my first client in 2010 in a case against the bombing of U.S. drones
in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)," he said, before
adding that he went to the police, who arrested him said no.
Jan was scheduled to travel to Europe this week to speak to German parliamentarians, Dutch and British on his personal experience with the bombings carried out by drones, as reported by the British NGO Reprieve.
Also, he was involved in a legal proceeding against the Pakistani government for its failure to investigate the death of his son and brother in a bombing.
"We are very concerned for the safety of Jan," said the executive director of Reprieve, Clare Algar. "It is a crucial witness to the dangers of the program drones of the CIA ", has been assessed.
The program of drones has been sharply criticized by Pakistani Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has repeatedly asked Washington to end the
attacks. However, U.S. officials justify their operations in the framework of the fight against terrorism.
