LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed
alarm at the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer, son of assassinated Punjab
Governor Salmaan Taseer, and called upon the government to ensure his
early and safe recovery.
In a statement issued on Friday, the
Commission said: “HRCP is alarmed by the abduction of Shahbaz Taseer,
which highlights the government’s inability to afford security and
protection even to those known to be at high risk.”
Such brazen
crimes reflect a general deterioration of law and order and add to the
sense of insecurity that the people have now grown accustomed to, the
HRCP said. The statement added that if those assigned special security
are not safe from being snatched in broad daylight in the heart of the
country’s second most populous city, the lot of the common person is
not that difficult to imagine.
While it is too early to
speculate about the abductors’ motives, HRCP calls upon the government
to ensure that Shahbaz is recovered speedily and his abductors are held
to account.
It also demands that rather than responding to
crime after the fact, the government must invest its efforts and
resources in preventing crime, irrespective of the victim’s identity. Online
