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February 13, 2014

Pakistani Intelligence Ordered to Produce Missing Anti-Drone Activist 
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A Pakistani judge has ordered the country's intelligence agencies to
hand over a prominent activist who went missing last week. Karim Khan
was seized from his home just days before he was due to travel to Europe
to speak out about the impact of U.S. drone strikes. Some of Khan's
abductor's were reportedly wearing police uniforms. Khan’s brother and
son were both killed in a 2009 drone strike that destroyed his home. In
addition to public activism, Khan has engaged in legal proceedings
against the Pakistani government for their failure to investigate the
killings of his loved ones. On Wednesday, the Lahore High Court ordered
Pakistani forces to produce Khan from custody by a week from today.
Click here to watch our segment about Khan from Wednesday's broadcast.

 

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