Armed forces personnel may be booked for torture: Pervaiz

LAHORE: Information and Broadcasting Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that according to the amended law, a First Information Report (FIR) can also be registered against the armed forces personnel under the torture allegations.

Addressing a regional conference, organised here under the auspices of the Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD), the minister said the democratic government of Pakistan Muslim League-N was opposed to any type of torture.

The Constitution of Pakistan barred from all types of human rights violations. He admitted that police torture was a reality but the Fair Trial Article of the 18th Amendment provides protection from torture, the minister said.He said that the conference recommendations would provide a guideline to the government to do legislation to end all types of torture in the country.