NEW YORK: Demanding an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the torture allegations by PTI leader Shahbaz Gill, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday urged Pakistan to legislate and make torture a crime.
The global rights body mentioned the claims of PTI alleging torture of Imran Khan’s chief of staff to extract confession against the party chairman.
The police, however, have denied the charges. Gill was arrested on August 9 after a sedition case was filed against him for inciting mutiny in the Pakistan Army.
In a statement today, the HRW demanded an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the torture allegations by the PTI leadership.