Dawn.com, Washington :
Two US senators have urged Pakistan to redouble its efforts to punish those who attempted to assassinate Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai.
Senators Marco Rubio and Barbara Boxer expressed deep concern over the recent acquittal of eight of the 10 suspects.
“We urge the government of Pakistan to redouble its efforts, in a transparent and public manner, to bring those responsible for this brutal attack to justice,” they said in a letter to Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani. The letter sent on June 29 was released to the media on Tuesday.
Mr Rubio, a Republican, chairs the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, and Ms Boxer, a Democrat, is its ranking member.
The two senators noted that in April, Pakistani officials announced that after a secret trial, all 10 suspects were found guilty for their roles in the attack against Malala and were given 25-year prison sentences.
Two US senators have urged Pakistan to redouble its efforts to punish those who attempted to assassinate Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai.
Senators Marco Rubio and Barbara Boxer expressed deep concern over the recent acquittal of eight of the 10 suspects.
“We urge the government of Pakistan to redouble its efforts, in a transparent and public manner, to bring those responsible for this brutal attack to justice,” they said in a letter to Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani. The letter sent on June 29 was released to the media on Tuesday.
Mr Rubio, a Republican, chairs the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, and Ms Boxer, a Democrat, is its ranking member.
The two senators noted that in April, Pakistani officials announced that after a secret trial, all 10 suspects were found guilty for their roles in the attack against Malala and were given 25-year prison sentences.
