<p>Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett has claimed that the leadership in Pakistan is responsible for the human rights violation in the country.</p>

<p>While addressing a US-based advocacy group "South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation" he said, "There is no single community in Pakistan that I'm critical of, it is the leadership that denies individuals their rights, not by constitution or law but by nature and so things aren't operating as they were designed to operate".</p>

<p>The advocacy group represents ethnic minorities&nbsp;Mohajirs, Baloch, Gilgit and Hazara from Pakistan.</p>

<p>The platform is formed to address the "massive human rights violation by security forces and the ruling establishment of the country".</p>

<p>The advocacy group received support from two Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett from Virginia and Scott Perry from Pennsylvania.</p>

<p>While Thomas Garrett claimed that the human rights violation in the country is because of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Scott Perry spoke against the US funding to Pakistan.</p>

<p>Scott Perry, who has voted in the House of Representative against the funding for Pakistan said, "You don't take American money and oppress your people with our money. That's not good".</p>

<p>Thomas Garrett said, "If you look at the constitution what some might say is controlled by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), it's the leadership of the nation that denies individuals the rights that they are entitled to".</p>

<p>The oppressed in Pakistan are expecting the intervention of US and the international community to step in and take measures against the atrocities being committed by Pakistani security forces and ISI, Nadeem Nusrat, Chairman of the Voice of Karachi said.&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The oppression of ethnic minorities, to include Mohajirs etc, has existed for along time (in Pakistan): Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett in Washington DC at an event by 'South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation,' an advocacy group against human rights violation in Pakistan <a href="https://t.co/PdJxujFVhl">pic.twitter.com/PdJxujFVhl</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/999663609008435200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p><em>(With inputs from ANI)</em></p>


While addressing a US-based advocacy group "South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation" he said, 'There is no single community in Pakistan that I'm critical of, it is the leadership that denies individuals their rights, not by constitution or law but by nature and so things aren't operating as they were designed to operate'

Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett has claimed that the leadership in Pakistan is responsible for the human rights violation in the country. While addressing a US-based advocacy group "South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation" he said, "There is no single community in Pakistan that I'm critical of, it is the leadership that denies individuals their rights, not by constitution or law but by nature and so things aren't operating as they were designed to operate". The advocacy group represents ethnic minorities Mohajirs, Baloch, Gilgit and Hazara from Pakistan. The platform is formed to address the "massive human rights violation by security forces and the ruling establishment of the country". The advocacy group received support from two Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett from Virginia and Scott Perry from Pennsylvania. While Thomas Garrett claimed that the human rights violation in the country is because of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Scott Perry spoke against the US funding to Pakistan. Scott Perry, who has voted in the House of Representative against the funding for Pakistan said, "You don't take American money and oppress your people with our money. That's not good". Thomas Garrett said, "If you look at the constitution what some might say is controlled by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), it's the leadership of the nation that denies individuals the rights that they are entitled to". The oppressed in Pakistan are expecting the intervention of US and the international community to step in and take measures against the atrocities being committed by Pakistani security forces and ISI, Nadeem Nusrat, Chairman of the Voice of Karachi said. The oppression of ethnic minorities, to include Mohajirs etc, has existed for along time (in Pakistan): Republican Congressmen Thomas Garrett in Washington DC at an event by 'South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation,' an advocacy group against human rights violation in Pakistan pic.twitter.com/PdJxujFVhl — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2018 × (With inputs from ANI)

Leadership in Pakistan responsible for human rights violation: US lawmaker

south-asian-minorities-alliance-foundation

South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, News on South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, stories on South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, articles on South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation stories at Wion, South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation news, South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation latest news

south asian-minorities-alliance-foundation

Leadership in Pakistan responsible for human rights violation: US lawmaker