ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to impeach itsrepresentative in the UN Human Rights Committee for not casting voteagainst the killing of civilians and severe violation of human rights inwar-ravaged Syria.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Foreign Minister KhawajaAsif asserted that he would inform the house, on Monday, about the reasonsbehind avoiding a vote on the situation in Syria in the United NationsSecurity Council’s meeting last month adding that the envoy would beimpeached for such move.
“The Pakistani envoy did not cast vote against atrocities on Syrian peopleand it is a matter of shame to be in an international forum and not votingfor our Muslim brethren,” said Asif and added that the person responsiblewill be impeached and stern action will be taken.
The minister was responding to the questions asked by JamiatUlema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, who told the house thateight Muslim countries were the member of the UN committee but three ofthem, including Pakistan, abstained from voting which was conducted againstthe massacre in Syria.
“Why Pakistan remained absent during voting and who was representing thecountry there. The parliament wants to conduct impeachment of the envoyresponsible for it. The foreign minister must take notice of it,” said theJUI-F chief.
Fazal deplored that when Saudi Arabia requested for deployment of thePakistani Army on its soil, a section in the country raised a hue and cryover it but the same class was silent over the Syria killings.
“Now the entire Pakistani nation should protest against the cruelties inSyria and a resolution must also be passed by the house in this context,”he added, however, the resolution could not be passed owing to Lackof quorum.