On the 10th of July, Mr. Iftikhar Lund was appointed as the human rights advisor to the government of Pakistan in Sindh.

However, it has come to light that Mr. Lund has himself allegedly beaten and sexually abused an elderly employee, his aged driver, by using gruesome and inhumane means to humiliate and chastise him following a minor disagreement between the two. Furthermore, a police report had been filed against Mr. Lund and a number of his employees following the incident, under sections 324 and 255 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Mr. Lund himself has stated: "The court disposed of the fake case registered against me as I was not involved in the torture. Some employees working for me were the culprits of the assault, and the issue has been settled. I stand innocent." When speaking to ET on the matter, confirming the alleged events indeed did take place.

These police reports are publicly available, and thus make it all the more appalling that the Government of Pakistan has still chosen him as their focal person for human rights in the region. Videos of the poor employee, a man of much lower socioeconomic standing than Mr. Lund, lying on his stomach on a stretcher have also been released following the abuse.

This action by the Government of Pakistan despite such heinous allegations levelled against Mr. Lund show, at best, the government's ignorance, and at worst, their complacency. We the people, both Pakistani and otherwise, demand that a proper investigation be carried out on the matter, with Mr. Lund's immediate removal from his post until due proceedings are completed.