{"id":27005,"date":"2025-03-28T06:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27005"},"modified":"2025-03-28T06:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:31:13","slug":"pak-netherlands-discuss-human-rights-and-bilateral-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27005","title":{"rendered":"Pak- Netherlands Discuss Human Rights and Bilateral Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"993\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250327-WA0030-1024x993.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250327-WA0030-1024x993.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250327-WA0030-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250327-WA0030-768x745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250327-WA0030.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad: \u2013 A delegation led by Her Excellency Henny Fokel de Vries, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Pakistan, met with Federal Minister for Law, Justice, and Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar. The discussion focused on legislative measures, policy reforms, and collaborative efforts to promote human rights and strengthen bilateral relations in various sectors.<br>The Ambassador acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s efforts in implementing its human rights agenda and commended the government\u2019s commitment to constitutional guarantees, including freedom of religion and belief. The Minister highlighted Pakistan\u2019s diverse and inclusive society, where all religious communities are safeguarded under the Constitution. He also apprised the Ambassador of Pakistan\u2019s recent legislative advancements, including the introduction of the National Commission for Minorities Bill in the Senate, a statutory body working to safeguard minority rights, promote interfaith harmony, and ensure the full participation of minorities in the nation\u2019s development.<br>The Ambassador also informed the Minister about the upcoming visit of Dutch hockey legend Floris Jan Bovelander in April, promoting sports diplomacy. She invited the Minister to participate in related activities, recognizing the role of sports in strengthening bilateral ties. Additionally, she proposed a meeting with the Netherlands&#8217; Human Rights Ambassador during their visit in May, which the Minister welcomed as an opportunity for further cooperation.<br>The meeting concluded with both sides reaffirming their commitment to deeper collaboration on shared priorities. The Ambassador appreciated Pakistan\u2019s hospitality and reiterated the Netherlands\u2019 commitment to advancing mutual interests at the international level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: \u2013 A delegation led by Her Excellency Henny Fokel de Vries, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Pakistan, met with Federal Minister for Law, Justice, and Human Rights, Senator Azam&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":27006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[510,1953,2427,715],"class_list":["post-27005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomacy-corner","category-main-stories","tag-ambassador-of-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands-to-pakistan","tag-dutch-ambassador-to-pakistan","tag-federal-minister-for-human-rights","tag-netherlands-embassy-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27007,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27005\/revisions\/27007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}