The National Assembly of Pakistan on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution expressing serious ‘concerns’ over the execution of death sentence of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami. The resolution was moved by Minister for Science and Technology Rana Tanvir Hussain.

Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry has issued a statement raising sadness over the hanging. It also termed the execution “unfortunate.” It also condemned the judicial proceedings describing those as against the ‘law, justice and human rights’. Earlier, the National Assembly resumed its session in Islamabad with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in the chair. On points of order, Sahibzada Tariqullah, Shaista Pervaiz and Shah Mahmood Qureshi condemned the execution of Nizami. They said the execution was a ‘violation’ of agreement signed among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan in 1974. They were of the view that the execution is a ‘judicial murder and violation of human rights’. Mahmood Khan Achakzai proposed that a parliamentary committee should be formed, which will visit Bangladesh in coordination with the Foreign Office for talk on the issue.

Moreover, members while condemning the executions, emphasized that the matter should be raised in the United Nations. They also called for convening and OIC meeting to discuss the issue.