NA standing committee on HR takes serious notice to arrest of Ismat Shahjahan

Islamabad: 29th April 2023: Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto, Chaiperson Standing Committee on Human Rights in the National Assembly has taken a serious notice of the arrest of Ms. Ismat Shahjahan, a well-known political and human rights activist, during the CDA’s operation in D-12 yesterday.

She condemned the arrest of Human rights activists and demanded full inquiry in the matter. She also said that the arrest of Human rights activist be probed into impartially and she sought an inquiry report.

The committee’s chairperson has also directed the Inspector General (Isb) to submit a report on Ms. Shahjahan’s arrest and that of other protestors to the committee at the earliest.

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