ISLAMABAD, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Friday rejected as flawed the U.S. State Department's Human Rights Report 2016, which has scathingly criticized the country on account of human rights situation.
The U.S. State Department in its annual report on human rights around the world earlier this month alleged that Pakistan is involved in "human rights violations" including "poor implementation and enforcement of laws, and frequent mob violence and vigilante justice, gender inequality, violence against gender and sexual minorities, and sectarian violence."
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman termed the document as the "so-called Country Reports on HR Practices for 2016."
"As a matter of principle, we do not recognize validity of unilateral approaches including reports sitting in judgment of other states. As such, these reports are invariably inherently flawed and lack objectivity. It comes as no surprise that as regard Pakistan, the Report is far removed from facts and depicts a grossly inaccurate and misrepresented picture," Nafees Zakaria said.
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