Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) A group of academics, including Noam Chomsky, has written an open letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging him to take action against the "deteriorating human rights situation in Pakistan", especially after the ouster of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, media reports said."In the last two months, there has been an alarming rise in human rights violations in Pakistan, including suppression of freedom of speech; harassment and intimidation of journalists, social media users and political activists; [and] making of fake blasphemy cases against political rivals," said the letter dated May 26, Express Tribune reported.It also expressed concern over the arrest of political opponents, including former human rights ministee know that she is someone who is leading from the front. We do have some plans for her and last time when we went to Sri Lanka (in 2018), we did try those things. This time also, we have been watching her videos and we did plan a few things for her. Now when we will get two-three practice sessions, we will try those things. Once we get to playing, we will make sure that we will be clear with our plans and what we will be able to execute in the game."Amidst all this, Harmanpreet paid gratitude to Mithali and her impact on the national side. "As we all know she has done great for women's cricket. I don't think there is anyone who can fill this place. We are working hard on the team where we can create some winning combinations and all. If we talk about Mithali di, I don't think there is anyone who can take her place and we will always miss her in our dressing room."
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