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Pakistan: 700 People Being Held Without Charges, Official Says 700 People Being Held Without Charges in Pakistan, Official Says
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Pakistan is holding 700 people without charges under a law that has been criticized by human rights groups, the attorney general said Thursday during a Supreme Court hearing. The detainees, suspected of being militants, are being held in internment centers along the border with Afghanistan, said Attorney General Irfan Qadir. They will be held until the military ends its operations against the Taliban, and then officials will determine whether they can be tried in court, Mr. Qadir said. He justified the detentions under a 2011 law known as the Actions in Aid of Civil Power Regulations. Amnesty International criticized the law in a recent report, saying it helped to “provide a framework for widespread human rights violations to occur with impunity.” Pakistan’s military called the report “a pack of lies.”Pakistan is holding 700 people without charges under a law that has been criticized by human rights groups, the attorney general said Thursday during a Supreme Court hearing. The detainees, suspected of being militants, are being held in internment centers along the border with Afghanistan, said Attorney General Irfan Qadir. They will be held until the military ends its operations against the Taliban, and then officials will determine whether they can be tried in court, Mr. Qadir said. He justified the detentions under a 2011 law known as the Actions in Aid of Civil Power Regulations. Amnesty International criticized the law in a recent report, saying it helped to “provide a framework for widespread human rights violations to occur with impunity.” Pakistan’s military called the report “a pack of lies.”