The Foreign Office dropped a clear hint on Thursday about Pakistan’s disagreement with the United States over its policy to link future US aid to any country with the protection of gay rights. A reporter drew the attention of Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit here at his weekly press briefing to a statement at the recent UN Human Rights Council meeting by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she said gay rights were human rights and in future US aid would be linked with ensuring them. Basit was told that the UN reported that representatives of about 47 missions were present there and nobody walked out and there was standing ovation for Clinton. He was asked if Pakistan’s policy had changed on the issue and if he thought gay rights were human rights? “This issue has been coming up at different international forums.
Recently, I remember at the Perth Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a delegation did propose some language on gay rights for the Perth communiqué, and I remember several countries including Pakistan did not support the language for inclusion in the Perth document,” said Abdul Basit. “We are of the view that these are sensitive issues and sometimes they directly clash with peoples’ and counties’ cultural and religious ethos,” he said further.
In Pakistan the Gay and Lesbian Community has no problems, because there is no discrimination or bar in the selection of our senior diplomats, bureaucrats, anchors or even within our political system as far as their sexual choices are concerned.
@Ahad— So True, the only requirement in Pakistan is loyalty to the man in power, and it does'nt matter if you have never gone to a college or university. Merit has no place at all in this country, which is why we are where we are. Have a look at our UN mission or for that matter at PIA, NICL, OGRA, OGDC etc etc.
There was a recent report on Mullahs sodomizing young boys in seminaries in Karachi. In Pakistan Mullahs are not discriminated against, so Pakistan does not have to fear on this issue.
But the question is," Who will tie the Bell in Cat's neck",who will come forwrd and disclose him as an outed Gay or Lesbian and resultantly the whole family of the individual will be on stake and as per some Pakistani fundamentalist Doctors,Schollars and also the defunct Clergy,If Being Gay is a Psychological or Genetical disease,"Why still not the Human are able to find a Cure for it whereas it is existing from thusands of years" and If it is a Western Cutural and demoralised family value,Why we,Moslims,also have this so caled disease from centuries hidden in closets of Elite,below average community and also Islamic Clergy especially Millitary and Police…..
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