The National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights took serious notice of human rights violations in Karachi and Kharotabad incidents and demanded public punishment for the protection personnel concerned in Kharotabad and Karachi incidents.
The committee, met here on Tuesday beneath the chairmanship of Riaz Fityana, said that the recent incidents have broken the credibility of the protection agencies and have raised several queries concerning the performance of those departments.
They demanded the reviewing recruitment criteria for security agencies.
The committee members said that such incidents couldn’t be thought of as act of a private and also the head of the department is answerable for any such incidents that involve the lifetime of innocent voters.
They stated that the incident has created a breach of trust of general public over the protection agencies and has brought dangerous name to the departments concerned.
Fityana said “the committee realizes the sacrifices created by these security agencies however it additionally demands that black sheep among the ranks of those agencies ought to be dealt consistent with the rule of law”. He additionally stressed to begin legislation over the law against torture.
Talking regarding Kharotabad incident, Fitayana said that the victims were Tajik voters who were on route to Turkey via Iran.
“They passage is employed as a route normally and daily many of us cross the border through this manner. Their solely mistake was that they failed to have visa however once more, there are set procedure to manage these cases and in no method they deserved to be killed thus brutally,” he said.
The committee members were of the opinion that security agencies have started considering themselves on top of the law. “The uniform has currently become a license to kill,” said MNA Kishwar Zehra demanding a right away finish to the present trend.
MNA Farah Naz Isphahani reported the committee regarding her truth finding visit to Kharotabad. She expressed disappointed over the angle of security agency concerned and said that they were continuously attempting to hide the reality.
She said that a 24-year-old Noman and his eight-month pregnant wife were travelling to Iran. Noman got married to a Russian lady. The woman converted to Islam to marry him. “We need concrete action not the lengthy legal procedures as solid proof is out there in each these cases,” she said.
Demanding fast action, Yasmeen Rehman said that justice delayed is justice denied. She said that it absolutely was a barbaric act and there ought to be cut on the budget of security agencies. She said that it’s a heinous crime and concrete action would be proposed to require strict action against the culprits.
She more said that the incident of Kharotabad and death of a young man in Karachi was unveiled by media otherwise these deaths would even be declared as encounters.
Yasmeem Rehman urged that 3 months salaries of the protection personnel concerned within the incidents ought to be paid to the families of the victims.
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