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Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men...
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the largest number of executions in a single day since the Taliban regained control of the country. These executions took place in sports stadiums across three different provinces. The total number of...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter...
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was arrested last month during a protest in Quetta, wrote a letter to the people of Balochistan, denouncing the "propaganda" against her and other arrested activists. In the letter shared by the...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While...
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the Islamabad High Court judge Justice Babar Sattar outlined several principles about consent and social stigma in cases of rape and sexual assault. The judge ruled in the verdict that consent must...
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22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist...
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi minority community, including children, in the Sialkot district of Pakistan's Punjab province while they were praying at a local place of worship. These mass arrests took place last Friday when a...
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Pakistan Govt’s Plan To Send Afghan Refugees Back To Afghanistan Raises...
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voiced their concerns over the government of Pakistan's new plan to relocate registered Afghan refugees from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The organizations are seeking further information on the "modality...
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PPP Leader Says PECA Amendments Will Undermine Freedom of Expression
ISLAMABAD: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) bill passed by Pakistan's National Assembly has been criticized by human rights activists as an attack on freedom of expression. Journalists seated in the parliament's press gallery walked out of the session as protest. Pakistan People's Party (PPP)...
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(1904-1995) غلام مرتضی سید باالمعروف جی۔ ایم سید تحریک پاکستان کے اہم رہنما اور پھر قیام پاکستان کے بعد...
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HRCP Expresses Concern Over...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concerns over the "state's widespread use of enforced disappearances" in...
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Ghotki Policeman Slaps, Insults...
A policeman in Khanpur Mahar, Ghotki, slapped and insulted a Hindu shopkeeper for reportedly running business during Ramadan. The video...
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Mehr Abdul Sattar, Who...
Peasant-farmer leader Mehr Abdul Sattar, who led a movement against the military for the ownership rights of farmers, and...
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Rights Body Slams Govt...
Media Matters for Democracy (MMfD), a non-profit organisation that advocates for media literacy and development, has condemned the Pakistani...
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Pakistan’s Establishment Is Abducting...
Weeks after the recent protests against the rising prices of wheat and electricity in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, several people of...
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Human Rights
Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...
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22 Ahmadis Arrested From Place of Worship Under Pressure From Extremist Mob in Sialkot
LAHORE: Under pressure from Islamist extremist groups, police arrested 22 members of the Ahmadi...