Islamabad, May 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):At the United Nations, Pakistan has called on all countries to protect human rights of the world’s 281 million migrants, regardless of their legal status. Representing Pakistani delegate, Senator Farooq Naik told this to officials at a meeting to review progress towards implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, adopted by governments in 2018.

He stressed that migrants provide vital services to states where they live, yet often face abuse, discrimination and even violence in return. He said we need to identify the adverse drivers of migration and mount efforts to address their causes. Senator Naik said racism, racial discrimination, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and related intolerance against migrants had increased at an alarming level.

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