ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan rejected a US government report on human rights in the South Asian country, saying the American critique contained 'inaccuracies and distortions.'
| "All wrong, nope, nope, they got it all wrong ..." |
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday the US report was not objective and failed to acknowledge steps that Pakistan’s government has taken to improve human rights. “We have seen the report. It obviously lacks objectivity and contains inaccuracies and distortions,” ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.
| "None of it is true, and it'll never happen again." |
In its annual global report on human rights last week, the US State Department criticized Pakistan for poor treatment of its citizens, describing increasing cases of murder, rape and torture in country. The State Department report said growing numbers of political dissidents and activists in custody in provincial areas had disappeared, and PakistanÂ’s people faced arbitrary arrest and restrictions on changing their government. PakistanÂ’s government also harassed, intimidated and arrested reporters in growing numbers, it said, and did little to fix widespread corruption in the government and police forces.
| Don't forget all the honor killings. |
Aslam said that no country has the right to judge Pakistan’s rights situation. “No country is in the position to claim ... that its human rights record is perfect and sit on judgment on others,” she said. |