Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) founder Hina Jilani said that the delay in registering the FIR over the attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan could have resulted in pertinent evidence regarding the case being tampered with.
The lawyer and human rights advocate made these remarks during her show on Naya Daur TV alongside journalist Rabia Mahmood, where the two discussed COP27 and climate justice, the attack on PTI chief Imran Khan and the ensuing protests amid the PTI long march.
Jilani said that Pakistan has zero carbon footprint, and yet is depleting its already meagre resources on battling the effects of climate change caused by other bigger, richer countries. She said that all party leadership and ministers of the current government should have been talking about climate change in their press conferences and appearances on talk shows.
"You cant just be happy over the NYT calling Sherry Rehman the most important person to listen to at COP27, or the fact that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was made a co-chair " she said, adding, "If you are this happy, then you should have had the biggest hand in bringing this issue into the public debate at a state level."
About the Imran Khan attack investigation, Hina believed that they should have registered the FIR immediately. She said that the pushback from the Punjab government and Chief Minister Parvez Elahi was unnecessary; and the FIR should have been registered according to how the complainant (Imran Khan) wanted.
She also said that the medico-legal report has been tampered by Imran Khan going to a private hospital instead of a public one. "Just because he is Imran Khan doesn't mean that he can continue to do whatever he wants, rules should have been the same as for everyone," she said.
As for the protests by PTI supporters, she said that protests should be peaceful as nobody has the right to disturb other citizens. Hina also said that there shouldn't be a disproportionate use of force; if someone is protesting peacefully, let them protest peacefully.
The lawyer and human rights advocate made these remarks during her show on Naya Daur TV alongside journalist Rabia Mahmood, where the two discussed COP27 and climate justice, the attack on PTI chief Imran Khan and the ensuing protests amid the PTI long march.
Jilani said that Pakistan has zero carbon footprint, and yet is depleting its already meagre resources on battling the effects of climate change caused by other bigger, richer countries. She said that all party leadership and ministers of the current government should have been talking about climate change in their press conferences and appearances on talk shows.
"You cant just be happy over the NYT calling Sherry Rehman the most important person to listen to at COP27, or the fact that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was made a co-chair " she said, adding, "If you are this happy, then you should have had the biggest hand in bringing this issue into the public debate at a state level."
About the Imran Khan attack investigation, Hina believed that they should have registered the FIR immediately. She said that the pushback from the Punjab government and Chief Minister Parvez Elahi was unnecessary; and the FIR should have been registered according to how the complainant (Imran Khan) wanted.
She also said that the medico-legal report has been tampered by Imran Khan going to a private hospital instead of a public one. "Just because he is Imran Khan doesn't mean that he can continue to do whatever he wants, rules should have been the same as for everyone," she said.
As for the protests by PTI supporters, she said that protests should be peaceful as nobody has the right to disturb other citizens. Hina also said that there shouldn't be a disproportionate use of force; if someone is protesting peacefully, let them protest peacefully.