Senator Sehar Kamran, Author at Senator Sehar Kamran (TI)

Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) Raises the Issue of Atrocities against Rohingya, Palestinians and Kashmiris at the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union

October 16, 2017

Islamabad, 15th October, 2017: During the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights titled ‘Sharing our diversity: The 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Democracy’ being held in St. Petersburg from 14th-18thOctober, Senator Sehar Kamran raised the issue of ethnic cleansing of the 1.2 million Rohingya Muslims and condemned the Democratic government of…

Pakistan Cannot be Held as the Sole Guarantor of Peace in the Region: Senator Sehar Kamran (TI)

October 8, 2017

Islamabad, 6th October, 2017:Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) has submitted an adjournment motion in the Senate of Pakistan on the recent statement made by the Indian Airforce Chief in which he has threatened to “locate, fix and strike” inside Pakistan. She said such irresponsible statements from the top Indian civil and military brass are condemnable and…

Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) Strongly Condemns the Suicide Attack at the Dargah Pir Rakhel Shah

October 8, 2017

Islamabad, 05th October, 2017: Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) has strongly condemned the suicide attack at the Dargah Pir Rakhel Shah in Fatehpur, a small town in the Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan which claimed the lives of 20 people and injured more than 30. She said such cowardly attacks cannot deter the resolve of the…

Bill Seeking to Increase Minimum Number of Women in Council of Islamic Ideology Refused by the Committee on Law and Justice

October 2, 2017

Islamabad, 2nd October, 2017: Senator Sehar Kamran’s bill seeking to increase minimum number of women in the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) could not gain sufficient support by the Committee on Law and Justice, today. A unanimous resolution was passed by the Senate of Pakistan on 21st November, 2016 which was followed by a bill…

Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) Extends Her Heartfelt Felicitations to the Saudi Ambassador

September 19, 2017

Islamabad, 19th September 2017: Convener of the Pakistan-KSA Senate Friendship Group, Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) met with the Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), H.E. Admiral (R) Nawaf bin Said Al Malki today. She welcomed the Ambassador and expressed her hope that the brotherly relations between the two countries will further strengthen during his…

Revisiting India’s Nuclear Exceptionalism

September 19, 2017

By Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) September 19, 2017 ‘Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.’ John Bruton, Former EU Ambassador to the US. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is once again featuring in headlines following the…

Only with the Induction of Democratic Civic Education In The Curriculum, A Real Change Can Be Brought In the Country: Senator Sehar Kamran (TI)

September 11, 2017

Islamabad, 11th September, 2017: The resolution presented by Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) calling upon the government to take steps to promote and develop democratic culture in the country, which includes setting up a National Democracy Commission as envisaged in the 2006 Charter of Democracy to promote and develop democratic culture in the country was accepted…

Pakistan’s diplomacy dilemma

September 11, 2017

By Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) September 09, 2017 “Foreign policy cannot be reactional, incidental or occasional; clearly defined goals have to be followed with consistency to achieve tangible results.” Over the past few weeks, Pakistan has once again been at the receiving end of controversial statements – from President Trump’s new South Asia and Afghanistan…

Senator Sehar Kamrna (TI) Calls out the International Community for their Selective Silence over the Plight of Rohingya Muslims

September 7, 2017

Islamabad, 6th September, 2017: Senator Sehar Kamran (TI) has called out the international community for their selective silence on the “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims. She said the reaction of the international community on the humanitarian crisis of this magnitude has simply been disappointing. Senator Kamran questioned the effectiveness of the United Nations and said…

Senator Sehar Kamran Pays Great Homage to the Armed Forces on Defence Day

September 6, 2017

Islamabad, 6th September, 2017:Senator Sehar Kamran (TI), member Senate Defence Committee, paid great homage to the sacrifices and services of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in defence of our motherland. She said it is because of the sacrifices of the shaheeds and the ghazis that we are able to live our lives…