ISLAMABAD, 19 April, 2021 (TON): On Sunday, the Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari described the countries including Pakistan in the red list of travel ban countries and the compulsory quarantining in the UK as an inhumane move by the British government.

The Minister tweeted, “This is absolutely shameful. These people have paid 1,750 pounds per person to undergo 10 days of compulsory quarantine in the UK and are being treated in this inhumane manner simply because they happen to be of Pakistani origin.”

She said, this was a discriminatory approach towards Pakistani and British nationals of Pakistani origin.

She stated, “It is yet another reflection of putting Pakistan in the list of red zone countries but leaving out states like India, which has one of the fastest spirals of Covid cases plus a new lethal variant also.”

However, with these messages, she also uploaded a video made by Pakistanis quarantined in the UK showing the predicament of about 18 to 19 families.

These families complained that they were being denied food and their children having to eat cold food with cases of food poisoning. They also complained of having to fast without Sehri.