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Waziristan Judge Reportedly Abducted By Taliban Returns Home

Shakirullah Marwat, a district and sessions judge of South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtnkhwa, who had been kidnapped reportedly by the Taliban on Saturday, was recovered late Sunday night. A day earlier, a video showing Marwat appealing to the government and judiciary to accept the demands...

UN Expert Declares Israel’s Actions In Gaza Genocidal

A United Nations expert has informed the Human Rights Council that she considers Israel's military actions in Gaza since October 7 to be genocidal and has urged countries to swiftly implement sanctions and a ban on arms. Reuters reported that Francesca Albanese, the UN special...

Baloch Sit-In Against Enforced Disappearance Ends As Organizers Fear Further Harassment

The Baloch activists and heirs of missing persons, who had been protesting against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings outside Islamabad's National Press Club (NPC) since December, ended their protest on Tuesday. Earlier, the press club had written a letter to the Islamabad police demanding the...

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s Calls For Bringing Civility Back To Politics Must Be...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and former Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has reiterated the need for an end to the “politics of hatred and division.” Bilawal made these remarks at two rallies held by the PPP as election campaigning intensifies before the general elections...

The Curious Case of The ‘Missing’ Enforced Disappearance Bill

On Monday, the Senate Secretariat claimed that the bill seeking to criminalize enforced disappearances was not lost but rather sent back to the National Assembly after being approved by the Senate. This bill, known as the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021, was passed by...

Former Lawmaker Mohsin Dawar’s Car Attacked By Gunmen During Election Campaign

Former MNA and National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Mohsin Dawar's vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen while he was campaigning for the upcoming elections in the Tappi area of North Waziristan. Dawar and his colleagues remained unharmed as the car was bulletproof. In a post...

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Imran Khan Got Relief...

Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest "illegal" on the grounds that he was detained...

Aurat March Karachi Organisers...

The organisers of Aurat March Karachi have released their manifesto, demanding rights for marginalised groups, including the working class,...

Enforced Disappearance: Baloch Woman,...

Quetta: Unidentified men allegedly abducted a Baloch woman identified as Mahal Baloch along with her children from Quetta. According...

Minister Urges PM To...

Human Rights Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review the amended blasphemy law, saying...

F-9 Park Rape: ‘Criminal...

ISLAMABAD: On February 2nd, a woman was raped in F-9 Park in Islamabad while she was with her male...

Video: PTI Supporter Says...

LAHORE: A disturbing video showing a passionate supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) outside party Chairman Imran Khan’s residence in...

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A United Nations expert has informed the Human Rights Council that she considers Israel's...

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