US calls on Pakistani authorities to respect human rights, fundamental freedoms

The 72-year-old erstwhile premier, who has been successful jailhouse since August past year, issued a “final call” connected November 13 for nationwide protests connected November 24, denouncing what helium termed arsenic the stolen mandate, the unjust arrests of radical and the transition of the 26th amendment, which helium said has strengthened a “dictatorial regime”.

“In Pakistan and astir the world, we enactment state of expression, peaceful assembly and association. We telephone connected protesters to show peacefully and refrain from violence,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said astatine his regular quality league connected Monday.

“At the aforesaid time, we telephone connected Pakistani authorities to respect quality rights and cardinal freedoms and to guarantee respect for Pakistan’s laws and constitution arsenic they enactment to support instrumentality and order,” helium said successful effect to a question.

The United States, Miller said, supports the close of radical successful Pakistan to protestation peacefully.

Led by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Khan’s woman Bushra Bibi, the marchers began their travel from the militancy-hit state connected Sunday with the ngo to signifier a sit-in astatine the D-Chowk, located adjacent to respective important authorities buildings: the Presidency, the PM Office, the Parliament, and the Supreme Court.

The authorities banned rallies by imposing Section 144, a colonial-era instrumentality utilized to outlaw governmental activities, arsenic a high-level delegation from Belarus was visiting Pakistan.

But undeterred by the consequences, the protesters pushed guardant by removing barricades and warring with the information personnel.