‘Won’t budge until allowed to meet Aitzaz Ahsan’

LAHORE: Two members of the US human rights group, the Global Exchange, and a peace group, CODEPINK, will keep 24-hour vigil on renowned politician Aitzaz Ahsan’s house till they are not allowed to see him (Aitzaz). The US human rights activists, Ms Medea Benjamin and Mr Tighe Barry told Daily Times on Saturday that they had come to Pakistan to monitor the political situation after the imposition of the emergency rule. “We want to see Aitzaz Ahsan put under house arrest,” they said, “When we tried to visit Mr Ahsan’s home on Saturday, we were not allowed to go in.” Tighe Barry said it was shocking for them that Mr Ahsan’s house had been designated a “sub jail”. He said the chaos in Pakistan was beyond their expectations. He said it was horrible to see how Aitzaz Ahsan was treated. Ms Medea said, “We have come a long way to meet Mr Aitzaz, who will be remembered as a great hero in the history of Pakistan. We will sit and sleep patiently in front of his door, asking the security personnel to allow us in.” staff report

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