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HE Lahore High Court has remarked that we cannot take a firm stand before our master because we are slave citizens of a slave country where every Pakistani owes Rs70,000 of foreign loan.:taunt1::taunt1::taunt1:
Justice Muhammad Khalid Mahmood Khan made these remarks while hearing a petition seeking repatriation of 37 Pakistan nationals detained by the US forces in Bagram prison, Afghanistan. The petition was filed by Justice Project for Pakistan (JPP) through Barrister Sarah Belal, seeking repatriation of the detained Pakistanis.
During the course of hearing on Tuesday, Justice Khan was irked when a deputy attorney general submitted a reply of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating and praising the government's earlier steps.
The ministry's reply claimed that instead of 33 Pakistanis, two nationals, namely Muhammad Tayyeb and Muhammad Tairq, had been released from the Bagram jail. The reply said the ministry was trying its best for repatriation of the Pakistani nationals. "The MFA and Pakistani embassy in Kabul have written dozens of letters to United State of America (USA) for release of the Pakistanis but in vain.
However, the government is doing its best," the reply added. Barrister Sarah submitted a draft of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which ensured that both the US and Pakistan governments agreed to securely transfer the Pakistani detainees back to Pakistan through a peaceful and diplomatic approach. She contended that without necessary steps suggested in the MoU the detainees would remain in a legal limbo.
She added a similar MoU had been signed between Afghanistan and the US transferring the custody of over 3,000 Afghan detainees. She submitted that it would be deplorable if the Pakistan government could not get this MoU signed for the 37 Pakistanis, illegally detained for years by US forces. "The next few months are critical to ensure Pakistani citizens are not left in indefinite detention in the legal black hole of Bagram. Yet the government, which is supposed to defend its citizens, is instead wasting time by filing meaningless reports and failing to make real progress. It is urgent they take real action now. Otherwise, they risk being caught up in serious breaches of domestic and international law," she said and requested the court to take notice of government's inefficiency.
At this, Justice Khan expressed displeasure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and observed that the court was noticing the meaningless replies and reports by the ministry. The court ordered the ministry to take concrete measures for repatriation of detained Pakistanis. The court will resume hearing on October 16.
Pakistan is a country of slaves: LHC - thenews.com.pk
Justice Muhammad Khalid Mahmood Khan made these remarks while hearing a petition seeking repatriation of 37 Pakistan nationals detained by the US forces in Bagram prison, Afghanistan. The petition was filed by Justice Project for Pakistan (JPP) through Barrister Sarah Belal, seeking repatriation of the detained Pakistanis.
During the course of hearing on Tuesday, Justice Khan was irked when a deputy attorney general submitted a reply of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating and praising the government's earlier steps.
The ministry's reply claimed that instead of 33 Pakistanis, two nationals, namely Muhammad Tayyeb and Muhammad Tairq, had been released from the Bagram jail. The reply said the ministry was trying its best for repatriation of the Pakistani nationals. "The MFA and Pakistani embassy in Kabul have written dozens of letters to United State of America (USA) for release of the Pakistanis but in vain.
However, the government is doing its best," the reply added. Barrister Sarah submitted a draft of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which ensured that both the US and Pakistan governments agreed to securely transfer the Pakistani detainees back to Pakistan through a peaceful and diplomatic approach. She contended that without necessary steps suggested in the MoU the detainees would remain in a legal limbo.
She added a similar MoU had been signed between Afghanistan and the US transferring the custody of over 3,000 Afghan detainees. She submitted that it would be deplorable if the Pakistan government could not get this MoU signed for the 37 Pakistanis, illegally detained for years by US forces. "The next few months are critical to ensure Pakistani citizens are not left in indefinite detention in the legal black hole of Bagram. Yet the government, which is supposed to defend its citizens, is instead wasting time by filing meaningless reports and failing to make real progress. It is urgent they take real action now. Otherwise, they risk being caught up in serious breaches of domestic and international law," she said and requested the court to take notice of government's inefficiency.
At this, Justice Khan expressed displeasure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and observed that the court was noticing the meaningless replies and reports by the ministry. The court ordered the ministry to take concrete measures for repatriation of detained Pakistanis. The court will resume hearing on October 16.
Pakistan is a country of slaves: LHC - thenews.com.pk
