Senate panel flags security concerns

Senate panel flags security concerns

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Thursday reviewed conviction rates in human rights-related cases across provinces, alongside broader concerns over justice delivery, security and gender inequality in Pakistan. The meeting, chaired by Senator Samina Zehri, was briefed by the human rights secretary on conviction rates, which stood at 4 per cent in 2020, with officials claiming an improvement since 2021. Provincial data on rape conv…