Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada raises voice for Ahmadis

Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada stressed the need for empowerment of the Parliament with the focus of performing its role as per the real spirit of the constitution and take cognizance for resolving the issues of the people and protecting their rights.

“I will say it openly, neither the judiciary nor military institutions have been able to protect us. Our heart bleeds for the bloodshed happening in Balochistan, or what happened in FATA,” said Pirzada.

“Ahmadi community is being stabbed with knives in broad day light. Their homes, mosques and places of worship are being destroyed,” said the minister.

He said that rather than raising a fuss over petty issues, the interests of the country should be protected.

In a thinly veiled reference to Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, the minister said that a person had contested elections on multiple seats and was involved in threatening institutions and people.

A huge amount had been spent on these elections for political gains which was really painful, he stressed.

The minister said that Parliament must protect the interests of the country because it had the real representation of the nation.