Rehman Malik expres­ses concer­n over not includ­ing issue of Kashmi­r in the agenda­ISLAMABAD: The first ever three-day international conference on Human Rights which was held at a local hotel concluded on Wednesday in which speakers urged for collaborative efforts to end human rights violations. Government hosts moot on human rights, ignores free speechThe event was organised by the Federal Ministry for Human Rights and was attended by national and foreign delegates. The guests who participated in the event included officials of international human rights, representatives from UN, parliamentarians, government officials, diplomats, members of civil society, people from different NGOs and INGOs, academia and the media personnel. Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik took serious notice of the international moot on Human Rights for ignoring the “Human Rights Violations in Kashmir by Indian Forces”, and summoned the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) for an explanation. “The international conference in its agenda has declared that it will be focusing on protecting Women and Children through policy and law under the national and international framework.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 04:52 UTC