bdnews24.com :
A prominent Pakistani columnist in the reputed newspaper Dawn has sharply criticised Islamabad for defending the war criminals in Bangladesh.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, who teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad, writes
against the backdrop of the hanging of Mir Quasem Ali, when the Pakistan Foreign Office said it was “deeply saddened” by the execution.
Mir Quasem was found guilty of torture, multiple murders and arson in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. He was sentenced to death after what Pakistan describes as “a flawed judicial process”.
In Hoodbhoy’s opinion, Pakistan can “scarcely accuse Bangladesh of unfair trials because its own judicial system has even shakier legs.”
“In contrast to Bangladesh’s – where the war crimes trials are held before a civilian court – Pakistani civilians accused of waging war against the state are tried behind closed doors by military courts,” he pointed out.
A prominent Pakistani columnist in the reputed newspaper Dawn has sharply criticised Islamabad for defending the war criminals in Bangladesh.
Pervez Hoodbhoy, who teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad, writes
against the backdrop of the hanging of Mir Quasem Ali, when the Pakistan Foreign Office said it was “deeply saddened” by the execution.
Mir Quasem was found guilty of torture, multiple murders and arson in Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. He was sentenced to death after what Pakistan describes as “a flawed judicial process”.
In Hoodbhoy’s opinion, Pakistan can “scarcely accuse Bangladesh of unfair trials because its own judicial system has even shakier legs.”
“In contrast to Bangladesh’s – where the war crimes trials are held before a civilian court – Pakistani civilians accused of waging war against the state are tried behind closed doors by military courts,” he pointed out.
