The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has said that it hasreceived credible reports of abuses of authority in Pakistan.
“We are setting up a working group on this issue. We are currentlygathering accurate information about what happened. We welcome any evidenceand reliable news,” it wrote on its official Twitter handle on Monday.
The development comes at a time when reports of abuse on some politiciansand journalists have emerged in the country. Shahbaz Gill, a close aide offormer prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested from Bani Gala Chowk inIslamabad a few days ago after a video clip of his controversial remarksaired on a television channel went viral on social media.
After seeing photos and videos showing Gill gasping for air while beingtaken to the court and hospital, the PTI chairman went to see Gill at thePIMS on Friday evening but was denied permission.
Imran Khan had claimed that Gill was being sexually abused while in policecustody, vowing that he would leave no stone unturned to bring to justicethose who were responsible for mentally and physically torturing his aide.
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Videos of Gill also emerged on Monday in which he can be seen arguing withthe doctors as they were forcing him to eat.
Meanwhile, journalist Jameel Farooqui was arrested in Karachi over’falsely’ accusing the Islamabad Police of ‘custodial torture’ of ShahbazGill.
The police maintained that Farooqui in his vlogs had accused the capitalpolice of inflicting physical and sexual violence on former premier ImranKhan’s chief of staff.linklinklink
