Opposition criticises disrespect meted out to Karima Baloch s body
A general view of the Senate session on Monday. DawnNewsTV
Members of the opposition in the Senate on Monday expressed concern over alleged disrespect with which they said the body of Baloch rights activist Karima Baloch was treated before being laid to rest in her hometown in Balochistan.
Karima Baloch, who was also known as Karima Mehrab, had gone missing in Toronto’s downtown waterfront area last month and her body was found a day later. She was living in the Canadian city in exile for about five years.
After unverified reports mostly in the Indian media that Karima had been killed, Canadian authorities investigating the circumstances had termed the activist s death as non-criminal .
December 13, 2020
Pakistan’s track record of abductions and forced marriages of minor girls belonging to minority groups is no secret. But, a society can reflect on its self only if it wishes to
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On October 19, Senator Anwar Ul Haq Kakar made a surprising statement suggesting that the faith conversions of minority girls were not forced but willful marriages. Dilating on the subject he further stated that the conversions were occurring due to economic factors.
This remark astonished the informed sections as it was made in a speech at the National Press Club, Islamabad, in the presence of some prominent minority leaders. It appeared to be the official position of the senator who is chairperson of the parliamentary committee, constituted a year ago to “protect minorities from forced conversions”. The assertion was shocking also because it came a week after the senator’s visit to Sindh province. Nevertheless, the ace surprise was that the senator di