ISLAMABAD,(Pakistan Point News - 24th Jan, 2018 ) : Senator Sehar Kamran (TI), member of the Committee on Human Rights raised the issue of Zulfiqar Ali, Pakistani prisoner sentenced to death for drug charges based on no material evidence in Indonesia. She said the accused who is also father of five children suffers from a stage 4 terminal liver cancer which has spread in both lobes of liver and his only hope for survival is a liver transplant, urgently needs government support otherwise he will die without getting a fair chance at trial and justice.
On the suggestion of Senator Sehar, the Standing Committee of Human Rights agreed to write a letter to Prime Minister Abbasi requesting him to appeal for sympathy for the accused during the forthcoming visit of the Indonesian President to Pakistan on 26th January. She also appealed to the civil society to raise Zulfiqar’s case on humanitarian grounds.
