Human rights declared as cornerstone of Pakistan's domestic policy.

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of Human Rights on Sunday declared protection and promotion of human rights as a cornerstone of Pakistan's domestic policy.

An official of the Ministry of Human Rights here informed reporter that Pakistan has ratified several key international human rights instruments, which have been transposed into the domestic regime through a wide variety of Federal and Provincial laws.

He said that these included a range of obligations contained in seven of the nine core human rights treaties, Pakistan is a State Party to, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International.

It included Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (IC...