ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday appointed the chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights as well six other individuals as its members.

The president approved the appointment of Rabiya Javeri Agha as the commission’s chairperson.

He also appointed Zafarullah Khan as member from ICT, Nadeem Ashraf (member from Punjab), Anis Haroon (member from Sindh), Tariq Javed (member from KP) and Prof Farkhanda Aurangzeb (member from Balochistan). The president also approved the appointment of Manzoor Masih as minority member.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2021

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