Pakistan on Friday accused the United States of âunwarrantedâ interference in its internal affairs after the US expressed concern over the jailing of Alliance of the Restoration of Democracy President Javed Hashmi for 23 years. âIt was pointed out to the embassy that the US statement is not only unwarranted and misplaced but is tantamount to interference in the internal affairs and the judicial process of Pakistan,â Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan said in a statement. The State Department on Tuesday expressed concern over Hashmiâs conviction and sentence and urged Islamabad to be âmore openâ in his appeal case. âWe regret the closed nature of the proceedings against him so far and hope that the appeal process will be more open,â spokesman Richard Boucher said.
| Hate to disagree with Richard, but I'm all for locking up all Pak politicians, throwing away the key, and starting over from scratch. ARD is a bad news organization and Hashmi's probably guilty as sin. |
| Just make sure you upgrade the prison guards from the usual Pak incompetence. If you're going to jug them, keep them jugged. |
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