LAHORE: Prominent constitutional lawyer and activist Hina Jilani was elected as the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the next three years in an election concluded here on Sunday.

Karachi-based Asad Iqbal Butt was elected as the co-chairperson, whereas veteran journalist and rights defender Husain Naqi will be working as the HRCP’s treasurer in the new term.

Kamran Arif (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Raja Ashraf (Punjab), Habib Tahir (Balochistan) and Qazi Khizr (Sindh) were elected as the HRCP vice presidents.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2020