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ISSI hosts think-tank dialogue with Chinese Delegation on Arms Control and Disarmament Issues The Arms Control and Disarmament Centre (ACDC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized an In-House Meeting with a Chinese delegation led by Mr. SUN Xiaobo, Director General, Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Beijing. Other members of the delegation included: Mr. Xie Xinxing, Deputy Division Director, Ms. XIAO Yue, Deputy Division Director, and Jiang Yingbo, Second Secretary, Department of Arms Control, MFA; and Mr. Xu Hangtian, Minister Counsellor and Ms. Wanf YiQiu, Third Secretary, Embassy of China, Islamabad. The Session was attended by distinguished former diplomats, practitioners, academics, and think-tanks experts including: Ambassador ...

Remarks by Tehreem Kanwal, Third Secretary, During Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur On torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Mr. Chair, We thank the Special Rapporteur for presentation of her report. Torture is an abhorrent practice which not only violates human rights and fundamental freedoms, but also negates the principle of human dignity. The abominable practice of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment is contrary to the international human rights law. As a party to the UN Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Pakistan is making utmost efforts to implement our obligations. Pakistan’s commitmen...