Strong democracy in Pakistan is in our interest, America; Photo: File
Washington: The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Mendez, has expressed concern over the situation in Pakistan and said that he supports efforts to normalize the situation.
According to a foreign news agency, Bob Mendez called for the immediate restoration of the Internet in Pakistan, saying that the shutdown of the Internet is tantamount to depriving the people of the basic right to access information.
Senator Bob Mendez further said that Pakistan is deeply concerned about the situation. Monitoring the situation. Will support efforts to de-escalate tensions.
Earlier, the spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, in response to a question in the press briefing, termed the shutdown of the Internet in Pakistan as a violation of the right to access information, and said that in the dialogue with Pakistan’s partners, human rights and Important issues including media freedom have been discussed.
Vedant Patel denied the impression of liking or disliking any party and said that there is no favorite candidate or party anywhere in the world except Pakistan. A strong democracy in Pakistan is in America’s interest. We only want democratic values and respect for the law there.
It should be noted that due to the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Islamabad High Court and the riots that erupted in response to it, the internet service was shut down across the country, which has not yet been restored.
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