During the event, photos of detained designer Khadija Shah and missing journalist Imran Riaz Khan were placed. Amid the backdrop of these cases, the state of human rights and democracy in Pakistan were discussed at the event.
While recreational marijuana is legal in many states, the continued ban on cannabis at the federal level means that weed sales still exist on the fringes of the economy.
Senator Sherry Rehman defended herself by saying that she was not smiling at Khawaja Asif's remarks but was pleased about the consensus on the climate plan. If she had heard the remarks, she would have intervened.
