<p>Pakistani Senate Friday unanimously approved the Human Rights Bill, 2012, which prohibits intelligence agencies from illegally detaining any citizen, the Dawn News reported. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Pakistani parliament's upper house also approved formation of the Human Rights Commission. <br /><br />According to the bill, Pakistan’s armed forces and intelligence agencies would be answerable to the commission and parliament.<br /><br />The commission could survey any jail or any clandestine prison to check illegal confinements, it added.<br /><br />The bill would also restrict foreign funding to the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country without prior approval.<br /></p>
<p>Pakistani Senate Friday unanimously approved the Human Rights Bill, 2012, which prohibits intelligence agencies from illegally detaining any citizen, the Dawn News reported. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Pakistani parliament's upper house also approved formation of the Human Rights Commission. <br /><br />According to the bill, Pakistan’s armed forces and intelligence agencies would be answerable to the commission and parliament.<br /><br />The commission could survey any jail or any clandestine prison to check illegal confinements, it added.<br /><br />The bill would also restrict foreign funding to the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country without prior approval.<br /></p>