Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday directed National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) Chairman Justice (Retd) Ali Nawaz Chowhan to write a letter to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general and ask him when a report about Benazir Bhutto murder case will be presented in the court.
The meeting was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari and was attended by Sitara Ayaz, Mir Kabir Ahmed Muhammad Shahi, Nisar Muhammad, Sehar Kamran, Farhatullah Babar, Zaheer ud Din Babar Awan, Samina Abid and other officials of the Ministry of Human Rights.
Senator Babar Awan proposed that the NCHR should write a letter to DG FIA that it was the most important case because it was the violation of international human rights. He said that it was unfortunate that the court had not given a verdict during nine years, adding that many prosecutors were changed and one of them was killed.
He said that people were demanding an early decision in the case.
The Senate body unanimously appreciated the private member bill about the protection of rights of the transgender people. The body said that it was the responsibility of the government to provide equal rights to them.
The body recommended that in the next meeting the representatives of transgender community be invited to finalise the bill about their rights. The members expressed concern over the absence of officials due to which full agenda was not discussed in the meeting.
The chairman decided to write a letter to those who were absent from the meeting.
