Senate body on human rights for no politics on Aasma case
MARDAN, (MILLAT ONLINE):Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights
on Thursday expressed solidarity with family of late Asma and expressed
their condolences on her brutal murder.
“We
have come here to tell the victim’s family and relatives that they are
not alone and we are with them, we shouldn’t do politics on the case,” the members of the committee who visited Gojat Garhi and met father of late Aasma told media.
Speaking on the
occasion senator Jalil said there was a need to raise awareness
campaigns through electronic and print media in addition to holding
seminars in educational institutes to enlighten parents to educate their
children how to deal with such cases.
He
said deterrence was very important as future of our up-coming
generations was at stake at a time when such grisly incident took place
in the society.
Senator
Syed that the postmortem report on Aasma case had indications of sexual
assault adding that the DNA report will confirm whether the deceased
minor was subjected to sexual assault before murder or not.
Aasma went missing on January 13 from the Gujjar Garhi area and was found dead the next day at 3pm.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector-General of Police Salahuddin Mehsud confirmed that the minor was strangled to death and added that the post-mortem report points towards sexual assault.
Senator
Nasreen Jalil and Senator Shahi Syed, who attended the meeting on
special invitation, were briefed by the relevant DIG and DPO on the case
at the Pakhtunkhuwa House.
The
Deputy Commissioner Mardan urged the committee members to chalk out a
feasible strategy to stop screening of the porno photographs on the
social media. The Meetging was informed that the DNA report into the
Asma case would be ready by coming Monday.