Whereas Pakistan is an important and valued partner of the United States; Whereas in 2022, catastrophic monsoon rains in Pakistan left over one-third of the country under water, affecting the lives of over 33,000,000 Pakistanis; Whereas the United States Government has assisted Pakistan’s recovery from the devastating 2022 floods, including through resources to rebuild damaged infrastructure, invest in clean energy, promote food security, and support economic growth; Whereas, on December 10, 1948, Pakistan became one of the original signatories to, and supported the creation of, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); Whereas, on June 23, 2010, Pakistan ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); Whereas the Department of State 2022 Country Report on Human Rights Practices reported significant human rights issues in Pakistan, including unlawful, arbitrary, and extrajudicial killings, forced disappearance and arbitrary detention by the State or its agents, the taking of political prisoners, serious restrictions on free expression and media, and substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; Whereas the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported the Pakistani police used excessive force on Pakistani citizens during at least 20 protests in 2022, resulting in the death of at least 4 protesters and injuring and detaining many others; Whereas, on April 3, 2022, President Arif Alvi dissolved Pakistan’s National Assembly on the advice of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, but the dissolution order was subsequently set aside by the Supreme Court of Pakistan; Whereas, on April 9, 2022, a vote of no-confidence motion in the National Assembly against Imran Khan led to his removal as Prime Minister of Pakistan