Pakistan closely following events in Bangladesh: Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Friday that as a friendly country and fellow SAARC member state, it was closely following the political developments as they unfold inside Bangladesh.

In a statement issued here on late Friday night, the Foreign Office said “while it is not Pakistan’s policy to interfere in the affairs of any country, we have noted the concerns raised by the international community and human rights organizations on the way recent trials have been conducted which have added to the current instability in Bangladesh”.

It noted; “We wish the brotherly people of Bangladesh well and hope that spirit of reconciliation and an atmosphere, free of violence, will prevail.

It is to mention here that Bangladesh on Thursday hanged a veteran member of Jamaat-e-Islami for his alleged involvement in war crimes in 1971 war.

The Jamaat in Pakistan has protested against the hanging by a disputed domestic court in Bangladesh.