Pakistan rejected the US allegations in the 2023 Human Rights Report. Spokesperson of the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said in a statement that the US report made baseless and untrue allegations.
According to official news agency APP, the statement released by the spokesperson of the State Office said that the US State Department’s annual exercise of preparing such unsolicited reports lacks objectivity and their methodology is inherently flawed. But there are flaws.
According to the statement, these reports use a domestic social lens to judge human rights in other countries in a politically biased manner, lacking objectivity in this year’s report and once again politicizing the international human rights agenda. Significantly, this clearly demonstrates a double standard thus undermining international human rights discourse.
The statement added that it is extremely worrying that a report to highlight the human rights situation around the world ignores or downplays the most important sites of serious human rights violations in Gaza and Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. has been done
According to the statement, only a politically motivated report can ignore the dire situation in Gaza, the weaponization of humanitarian aid and the massacre of more than 33,000 civilians. Contrary to the stated objectives behind country reports.
The statement said that Pakistan, in accordance with its constitutional framework and democratic ethos, is committed to strengthening its human rights framework, promoting the international human rights agenda and maintaining fairness and objectivity in international human rights discussions. He is steadfast in his commitment to
It said that if the US must engage in this exercise, we expect the US State Department to at least exercise due diligence when reviewing complex issues, objectivity in finalizing such reports. , show impartiality and responsibility.
The Foreign Office added in its statement that it should demonstrate the moral courage required to speak the truth about all situations and constructively support international efforts to end atrocities at the most critical sites of serious human rights violations. should play a role.
