By Sarmad Ali
(Pak Destiny) Who can be behind the ‘missing’ of four rights and social media activists in Lahore and Islamabad?
The The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has hinted at the agencies and demanded their immediate recovery.
Activists – Waqas Goraya and Asim Saeed disappearing on January 4, Salman Haider on Friday and Ahmed Raza Naseer on Saturday. All four are known for airing their views, sometime critical of authority, extremism and intolerance, on social media.
“HRCP is not in a position to determine the actors involved, but Pakistan has never been a particularly safe country for rights activists. Many have been killed, injured, abducted and threatened for their work. Unfortunately, these actions have not always come from non-state quarters. The events of the last week demonstrate that the dangers already extend to digital spaces. We cannot be sure if the four cases are connected but expect that would be looking into as well,” the commission says.
“At the moment, the most important thing is the immediate recovery of all four. We hope the authorities will respond to the urgency of the task at hand. Threats and violence have never deterred Pakistan’s activists from speaking their mind and flagging issues that conscious citizens must raise in a civilized society. We know that the events of the last few days, will not change that. At the same time, however, HRCP also implores the government to wake up to its obligation to provide a safe environment for human rights defenders and activists,” it says.
But one wonders these four guys were not as much active on social media… what harm possible they were causing to any one? – Pak Destiny
Ye insani hoqoq wale barma ,pelestine aur kashmir mein qu nahi jatay ? in Pakistan they all work for foreign agencies . What is there progress in all those years . Zero. So send them to Syria. People need them there
jo banda insaniyat ki baat karta hai wo marwa diya jaata hai ya uthwa liya jaata ha
It’s hard to find any good news in Pakistan
Hope he will be back soon but mulk Ki #Afwaj Ko #PTI workers ko #Imran khan Ko musalsal gaaliyaan dene waale iss shakhs se kissi ne poocha kiyuun nahin Ke yeh sahab koun se Pakistan dushman anaasiron k kharche par hain ? Acha leave all discussion but ek professor Ko gaaliyaan bakte rahna kahan zaib deta Tha… My God hamare Haan mazluumiat bhi bikti hai aur uske khareedaron Ki bhi koi kami nahin.. Border par jaan dene waale k Sipahi Ki shahdat par ek lafz nahin kahte bus bail/bakri ek saath milla ke gaaliyaan ! Nawaz Sharif Ki chourri par kuch nahin Imran panama par baat karte tou gaaliyaan ma shaha Allah … Aise loag aksar funding dene wale k haathon hi uth jaate hain k ilzaam kissi aur par aaye