They sought to challenge the lawfulness of the help Britain's intelligence gathering agency GCHQ reportedly provides to the CIA, such as information targeting militants, which is then used in deadly drone strikes. However, lawyers for British Foreign Secretary William Hague had urged the court to block the legal proceedings, saying the case was unarguable. They said it raised issues relating to sovereign foreign states that cannot be determined by English courts, adding that any ruling would have a "significant" impact on British relations with the United States and Pakistan. Lord Justice Alan Moses refused Khan permission to bring the legal challenge at the High Court on Friday. "The real aim is to persuade this court to make a public pronouncement designed to condemn the activities of the United States in North Waziristan.
US drone attacks in Pakistan: UK judges block action
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- Dec 22nd, 2012
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They sought to challenge the lawfulness of the help Britain's intelligence gathering agency GCHQ reportedly provides to the CIA, such as information targeting militants, which is then used in deadly drone strikes. However, lawyers for British Foreign Secretary William Hague had urged the court to block the legal proceedings, saying the case was unarguable. They said it raised issues relating to sovereign foreign states that cannot be determined by English courts, adding that any ruling would have a "significant" impact on British relations with the United States and Pakistan. Lord Justice Alan Moses refused Khan permission to bring the legal challenge at the High Court on Friday. "The real aim is to persuade this court to make a public pronouncement designed to condemn the activities of the United States in North Waziristan.