The British High Commission hosted a roundtable discussion to demonstrate the UK’s support for democracy in Pakistan, and to mark the International Day of Democracy
The event, chaired by the British High Commission’s Political Counsellor, Iona Thomas, brought together a range of experts from civil society, legal organisations and academics.
The British High Commission holds democratic values in the highest regard and support democracy because the UK believes it is the system of government that best allows for individual freedom and is the fairest way to govern human societies and states.
The list of those attending were: Harris Khalique - Secretary General, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Oves Anwar – Director Research Society of International Law, Sadaf Khan - Co-Founder and Director, Media Matters for Democracy, Imaan Mazari – Lawyer and academic at Quaid-e-Azam University.
Political Counsellor Iona Thomas, OBE, said: