Friday, August 28, 2026

Somaiyah Hafeez

The author is a freelance feature writer.

A Cry for Justice: Children of Missing Persons Spent Eid on...

Eid is an occasion of happiness and for most it means family get-togethers, feasting together, households brimming with laughter and gossip. But for families of missing persons, Eid means little because their loved ones were brutally taken away from them, pushing them into a...

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Banning PTM Sends a...

  The government of Pakistan's decision to ban the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a social movement that originated from the...

Balochistan Govt Detains Gwadar...

Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, the leader of Gwadar's rights movement Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), was arrested by local authorities...

Pakistan Needs To Invest...

This article is part of a series titled "Is there a way forward for Pakistan?" Read more about the...

Rights Groups Sound Alarm...

Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the largest number of executions in...

Human Rights Watch Slams...

The Human Rights Watch has slammed the government for forcibly evicting farmers near Lahore for an "illegal" infrastructure project,...

Forced Conversions, Faith Declaration...

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over the "continued" marginalisation of minorities, saying the recent...

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