QUETTA: Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) accused Pakistani authorities of not only weaponising the law to silence dissent but also reducing the judiciary to a mere rubber stamp.
According to the BYC, during the jail trial on Saturday, Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) once again failed to submit the complete challans in the case against BYC leadership, alleging that the case is being deliberately prolonged through "delaying tactics".
The rights body noted that since the very beginning, the CTD has repeatedly avoided submitting the full challans, with the Pakistani court continuing to support these delaying manoeuvres.
“Despite failing to submit the complete challan, the court is in a hurry to frame the case based on the incomplete challan. However, the case should only proceed once all challans have been properly submitted. Unfortunately, the court appears to be supporting the CTD’s irregular approach. From the outset, the CTD has produced a series of fabricated FIRs against BYC leaders, despite the judge previously remarking during hearings for physical remand that all FIRs against the BYC leadership should be presented at once, " read a statement issued by the BYC.