Global Rights Body Alarms Over Pakistan's Crackdown on Critics, Munir's Power Grab

• The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) raised alarm over Pakistan's targeting of critics and controversial constitutional amendments.
• IHRF highlighted convictions of journalists like Adil Raja, Shaheen Sehbai, Moeed Pirzada, and Syed Akbar Hussain, citing denial of due process.
• Critics, often supporters of Imran Khan, face "judicial harassment" and counterterrorism frameworks, undermining judicial independence.
• The 26th Constitutional Amendment grants Field Marshal Asim Munir lifetime immunity and weakens the judiciary, drawing concern from UN and Jurists.
• Attacks on exiled critics in UK and US, including a house fire for Pirzada, suggest a troubling pattern of targeting beyond Pakistan's borders.

Why It Matters: Global rights groups warn Pakistan's new laws and targeting of critics threaten democracy and judicial independence.