ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly rejected concerns voiced by the Office ofthe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights over the recentlyenacted 27th Constitutional Amendment, terming them baseless and misplaced.
The Foreign Office issued a formal rebuttal on Sunday, expressing deepconcern over what it described as ungrounded apprehensions raised by the UNhuman rights body regarding legislation approved by a two-thirdsparliamentary majority.The statement underlined that, like allparliamentary democracies, constitutional amendments fall exclusivelywithin the domain of Pakistan’s elected representatives and reflect thewill of the people.
It stressed that democratic processes form the bedrock of civil andpolitical rights, adding that such methods must be respected byinternational actors.Pakistan reaffirmed its unwavering commitment toupholding human rights, human dignity, fundamental freedoms, and the ruleof law in line with its constitutional obligations and internationalundertakings.
While acknowledging the important mandate of the UN High Commissioner forHuman Rights, Islamabad regretted that ground realities and nationalperspectives were not adequately reflected in the OHCHR statement.
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The government urged the High Commissioner to respect sovereignparliamentary decisions and refrain from commentary perceived aspolitically motivated or misleading.
