LAHORE: The Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the alleged illegal activities of private US security company ‘Blackwater’ in Pakistan.
 
KBP President Sardar Zafar Husain Khan through Counsel Mirza Abdul Khaliq submitted that Blackwater with a new name ‘XE’ was conducting ‘illegal operations in Pakistan’.
 
Moreover, country’s nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan also expressed serious threats to his life from Blackwater, the counsel said, adding that the federal government should explain its position on the matter. The petition will be taken up on Oct 26.

Also, The Wukala Mahaz Barai Tahafaz Dastoor has filed an appeal with the LHC challenging an order of the LHC single bench wherein a petition against military operation and alleged American aggression was dismissed.

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa dismissed the petition on Oct 9 last observing that petitioner’s prayers were either outside the scope of jurisdiction of the court or they pertained to matters of public policy which the court had consistently refrained from entering into.

Now the petitioner through counsel Dr Abdul Basit filed the appeal seeking the setting aside of the order of the single bench and issue of directions to the federal government to stop military operation in Federally Administered Areas and American drone attacks.

The petitioner’s counsel said notice may be issued against American forces which under the cover of Nato were conducting armed aggression against Pakistan almost every day.

The counsel said a Pakistan army spokesman claimed to have the capability to shoot down US spy planes but the government had permitted the US forces to operate the planes for killing Pakistani citizens with impunity.

He said the Pakistani armed forces should be directed to defend the country with all means at their disposal, including its nuclear arsenal.

He also sought directions for the government to declare ‘America an enemy state and stop aiding the state by protecting its supply lines through surface transit over the territory of Pakistan’.