Contents of US report \u201cunfair\u201d, \u201cinaccurate\u201d and completely divorced from ground reality, says Foreign Office
\nIslamabad
\nAs the US State Department released its country-wise analysis of the human rights situation, Pakistan has categorically rejected the contents of the \u201c2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices\u201d, terming it \u201cunfair, based on inaccurate information and completely divorced from the ground reality\u201d.
\n\u201cThe US State Department\u2019s annual exercises of preparing such unsolicited reports lack objectivity and remain inherently flawed in their methodology,\u201d Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement on Thursday.
\n\u201cThese reports use a domestic social lens to judge human rights in other countries in a politically biased manner. This year\u2019s report is once again conspicuous by its lack of objectivity and politicisation of the international human rights agenda.\u201d
\nShe added: \u201cIt clearly demonstrates double standards thus undermining the international human rights discourse.\u201d
\nPointing out the US \u201cdouble standards\u201d on grave humanitarian issues, Baloch said: \u201cIt is deeply concerning that a report purported to highlight human rights situations around the world ignores or downplays the most urgent hotspots of gross human rights violations such as in Gaza and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).\u201d
\nOnly a politically motivated report, she said, could ignore the alarming situation in Gaza, the weaponisation of humanitarian assistance and the massacre of over 33,000 civilians. \u201cSilence of the United States on the continuing genocide in Gaza runs counter to the stated objectives behind the so-called country reports on human rights.\u201d
\nIn line with its constitutional framework and democratic ethos, Pakistan remains steadfast in its commitment to strengthen its own human rights framework, constructively engage to promote international human rights\u2019 agenda, and uphold fairness and objectivity in the international human rights discourse, the spokesperson reiterated.
\n\u201cIf the US must engage in this exercise, then we expect the US State Department to at least exercise due diligence when conducting an assessment of complex issues, demonstrate objectivity, impartiality and responsibility in finalising such reports,\u201d according to an official statement issued by the FO.
\n\u201cIt should demonstrate the requisite moral courage to speak truth about all situations and play a constructive role in supporting international efforts for bringing an end to atrocities in the most urgent hotpots of gross human rights violations,\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Contents of US report \u201cunfair\u201d, \u201cinaccurate\u201d and completely divorced from ground reality, says Foreign Office Islamabad As the US State Department released its country-wise analysis of the human rights situation, Pakistan has categorically rejected the contents of the \u201c2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices\u201d, terming it \u201cunfair, based on inaccurate information and completely divorced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-402700","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n