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IHC declares transfer of FIR against ex-CIA station chief in 2009 drone case 'illegal'
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday restored the First Information Report (FIR) against former CIA station chief Jonathan Banks and legal adviser John A. Rizzo, while declaring the transfer of the said FIR to the Fata Secretariat "illegal". Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the IHC presided over the hearing regarding the registering and subsequent handling of an FIR against the American nationals, who allegedly masterminded drone attacks in North Waziristan — one of which resulted in the death of petitioner Abdul Karim Khan's son and brother in December 2009. In June 2015, the IHC had directed the inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad to submit a compliance report after registering the FIR. While the FIR was registered, the Secretariat police had transferred the case to the Fata Secretariat, with Advocate General Mian Abdul Rauf claiming in 2016 that the IHC lacks jurisdiction in the matter. The transfer of the case to Fata irked the petitioner ...
