Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta, describing the action as a violation of fundamental rights. The remarks came after activist and lawyer Imaan and her husband, Hadi, were reportedly arrested in Islamabad on Friday while they were on their way to the district courts.Both Imaan and Hadi, were indicted by an Islamabad court in October last year i…
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Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the country’s Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) for suspending the practising license of lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq, describing the move as a “violation of the principles of justice, the independence of the law, and fundamental human rights”. The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) in the Pakistan province on Thursday suspended the practising licence of Mian Ali Ashfaq for representing social media influencer Rajab Butt before…