A hardline Islamic party in Pakistan Thursday expressed serious concerns at the deteriorating human right situation in Syria, DPA reported.
Jamati Islami said in a statement that the dynastic politics of over four decades were responsible for the present unrest in Syria where people are facing "genocide" at the hands of government forces.
"Jamati Islami Pakistan has serious concerns about the ongoing violation of human rights and use of wanton force against the protestors in Syria," it said.
"What is more painful is the use of tanks and heavy weapons to kill the people by the government and laying siege to the entire towns and cities."
It also criticised the government of President Bashar al-Assad for media censorship, saying that "journalists are being threatened and even kidnapped" to stop them showing the real picture to the world.
Jamati Islami is one of the oldest religious-political parties in Pakistan with a large following and has protested regularly against the pro-Western policies of various Pakistani governments.
It is the first party to criticise human rights violation in Syria categorically, calling on the government there to respect the rights of the people.
Traditionally, the Islamic parties in Pakistan have maintained good relations with the Arab monarchs and autocrats and not spoken against the use of state force to curb popular uprisings.
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