Pakistan, March 27 -- A bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives, proposing sanctions on Pakistani state officials over alleged human rights violations, including the treatment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
According to reports, the Pakistan Democracy Act was presented by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina and Democrat Jimmy Panetta from California. The bill has been referred to the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees for further deliberation.
The proposed legislation states that if Pakistan fails to improve its human rights record, sanctions will be imposed on the Pakistani Army Chief within 180 days. The bill seeks to invoke the US Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, ...