UK deputy FM raises concerns over reports of 'human loss' in Pakistan

United Kingdom's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Hamish Falconer expressed concerns about reports of loss of life arising from Islamabad.

In a video shared by senior journalist Hamid Mir on X, Hamish Falconer raised concern on the reports of loss during PTI protest in Pakistan.

He also showed concern over reports that a number of journalists have gone missing, including Matiullah Jan, a respected Pakistani journalist.

UK’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Hamish Falconer expressed concern about reports of loss of life arising from Islamabad.We are concerned by reports that a number of journalists have gone missing, including Matiullah Jan, a respected Pakistani journalist. #PressFreedom pic.twitter.com/qdlNoPjCgu

— Hamid Mir حامد میر (@HamidMirPAK) November 29, 2024

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Omar Ayub alleged that security forces used weapons, received for the war on terror, against PTI workers during the recent crackdown on their protest in Islamabad.

Addressing a press conference, Ayub stated, “They fired American weapons used in the war on terror, including sniper rifles like the Remington 700, caliber 308, with a speed of 741 meters per second, against workers.”

He further claimed that rapid-fire was carried out using the US Army’s M60 machine gun, emphasising that these weapons, provided as aid for counterterrorism efforts, were not meant to be used on civilians.