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PBC condemns Safdar’s remarks against Asma Jahangir

Pakistan Published 1 November 2026, 02:31 · archived 31 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pir Muhammad Masood Chishti, Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), strongly condemned the derogatory and offensive remarks reportedly made by Captain (Retd) Muhammad Safdar against the late Asma Jahangir, a distinguished human rights lawyer, eminent advocate and prominent social activist. In a statement issued by the PBC secretary on Saturday, the vice-chairman said that the use of disparaging language and references to her religious identity to malign her was highly regrettable and deserved strong condemnation. Making such remarks against a deceased woman, who is no long...

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