‘War crimes’: Approach ICJ on drones, says SCBA president

Says drone attacks were war crimes that should be stopped immediately.

LAHORE:

Newly-elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Kamran Murtaza said on Friday the government should approach the International Court of Justice on the subject of drone attacks.

He said drone attacks were war crimes that should be stopped immediately.

Talking to newsmen at Lahore High Court premises, he said the Balochistan issue could not be resolved without addressing the issue of missing persons. He hinted at convening an all parties conference on Balochistan.He said no new appointment should be made to the superior courts till the chief justice of Pakistan retired.

He said the bar and the bench went hand-in-hand but the bar had some reservations on several issues and would announce a strategy soon.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 2^nd, 2013.