And now terrorism charges. How does she see the rule of law in pakistan and her country s future? imaan mazari hazir, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Now, you have become well known in your own country as a human rights lawyer, including taking on key institutions of the state. I wonder, first, what it was in your early life that led you to that work? i think, when you grow up in pakistan, you see a lot of power imbalances. You see the constant derailment of democracy. You see injustices being perpetrated by the state and its agencies against the most vulnerable, whether that s the baloch ethnic community or that s the pashtun ethnic community or sindhis. So you grow up in that environment, and i feel that you re very motivated to fight against that injustice because you see it on such a massive scale. How would you describe the state of human rights in the country today? i would say that the state of human rights is deplorable. We don t have a democracy in pakistan right
Imaan mazari hazir, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Now, you have become well known in your own country as a Human Rights lawyer, including taking on key institutions of the state. I wonder, first, what it was in your early life that led you to that work . I think, when you grow up in pakistan, you see a lot of power imbalances. You see the constant derailment of democracy. You see injustices being perpetrated by the state and its agencies against the most vulnerable, whether thats the baloch ethnic community or thats the pashtun ethnic community or sindhis. So you grow up in that environment, and i feel that youre very motivated to fight against that injustice because you see it on such a massive scale. How would you describe the state of Human Rights in the Country Today . I would say that the state of Human Rights is deplorable. We dont have a Democracy In Pakistan right now, were living in an undeclared martial law. Theres a constant assault on our civil liberties. Th
And for that, the laws of the country are there to guide us, help us and enable us to do the right thing, and thats what were going to do. Doing the right thing really means a priority for you is to ensure that the elections in january for the National Assembly are free and fair. How confident are you that they will be . Im pretty much confident that theyre going to be free and fair. Whatever the objective tests are by any International Observer or International Media or domestic media or domestic observers those indicators which does determine any sort of transparent and independent elections in that region im pretty much confident that were going to acquire and achieve that. But, look, i have to put it to you that youve got the very popular Opposition Politician of the pti the Pakistan Tehreek E Insaf party, Imran Khan In Prison on Corruption Charges that he denies. Youve also got the expected return in october of another very popular politician, nawaz sharif, three times premier in
We are committed to steer pakistan out of these challenging and difficult times and for that, the laws of the country are there to guide us, help us and enable us to do the right thing, and thats what were going to do. Doing the right thing really means a priority for you is to ensure that the elections in january for the National Assembly are free and fair. How confident are you that they will be . Im pretty much confident that theyre going to be free and fair. Whatever the objective tests are by any International Observer or International Media or domestic media or domestic observers those indicators which does determine any sort of transparent and independent elections in that region im pretty much confident that were going to acquire and achieve that. But, look, i have to put it to you that youve got the very popular Opposition Politician of the pti the Pakistan Tehreek E Insaf party, Imran Khan In Prison on Corruption Charges that he denies. Youve also got the expected return in o
So, do you have what it takes to steer pakistan through these really tough times . Well, definitely. We are committed to steer pakistan out of these challenging and difficult times. And for that, the laws of the country are there to guide us, help us and enable us to do the right thing. And thats what were going to do. Doing the right thing really means a priority for you is to ensure that the elections in january for the National Assembly are free and fair. How confident are you that they will be . Im pretty much confident that theyre going to be free and fair. Whatever the objective tests are by any International Observer or International Media or domestic media or domestic observers, those indicators which does determine any sort of transparent and independent elections in that region, im pretty much confident that were going to acquire and achieve that. But, look, i have to put it to you that youve got the very popular Opposition Politician of the pti the Pakistan Tehreek E Insaf p