Exclusives Reports
Experts urge legal reform and enforcement to protect minority rights, close personal law gaps
Experts and community representatives discuss personal laws affecting Pakistan’s Hindu, Sikh and Christian minorities at the roundtable “Justice at the…
Pakistan’s GSP+ renewal in 2029 ‘not certain or guaranteed’, says EU ambassador
August 31, 2026 By Xari…
Families of Army Public School martyrs still await justice more than 11 years on
The International Day of Remembrance…
“There is no border between our hearts”: Sikh pilgrims from India leave with warm emotions after Baisakhi
The three-day Baisakhi festival at…
Living in the dark shadow of Islamabad’s Master Plan
March 19, 2026 By Hafiz ullah Storai Sherani ISLAMABAD In the cramped, humid alleys of the Allama Iqbal Colony (G-7/1), the rhythmic clack-clack of a sewing machine provides a constant…
Eviction fears grip Islamabad’s informal settlements as residents await possible CDA operation
March 14, 2026 By Hafiz ullah Storai Sherani ISLAMABAD Hundreds fo families who are living in informal settlements in the capital city, are once again facing the threat of eviction…
Women’s Day turns into ‘Arrest Day’: Over 60 women held in capital city
March 8, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE What began as a peaceful protest to mark International Women's Day in the capital city, ended up in a crackdown, resulting in the…
A Campaign for Democracy: Asma Jahangir’s SCBA Battle
February 05, 2026 By Rehan Piracha In 2010, democratic forces in society were under threat. A dictator-like chief justice had consolidated control over the judiciary, handpicking loyalists and sidelining others.…
Saima Waheed Ropri Case: A Story of a Woman’s Right to Marry | Documentary | Asma Jahangir
January 31, 2026 By Iqra Manzoor In 1996, the Saima Waheed Ropri case became the basis for when a woman’s choice became a courtroom battle, and a courtroom battle became…
Darshan Masih case: A letter that changed Pakistan’s legal history | Documentary | Asma Jahangir
January 29, 2026 By Aitzaz Ibrahim & Mateen Ali In 1988, Darshan Masih and twenty other bonded laborers, held in forced confinement on Punjab’s brick kilns under the peshgi system,…
Turning Defiance into Institution: Asma and the making of HRCP
January 2026 By Mateen Ali and Ahmed Saeed The 1980s in Pakistan were spent under the shadow of military rule, as General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime weakened the Constitution, silenced dissent, and…
Asma Jilani Vs Martial Law: The Making of a Human Rights Icon | Voicepk Documentary
January 27, 2026 by Ahmed Saeed After the fall of Dhaka in 1971, the hope of a return to democracy was high in Pakistan. Power had shifted from General Yahya…
Darshan Masih Case: “We want to live like humans” A letter that changed Pakistan’s legal history
In 1988, Darshan Masih and 20 other bonded brick kiln workers in Punjab sent a letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan through human rights…
Basant: A festival caught between memory and sadness
After nearly 20 years, Punjab’s decision to bring back Basant has sparked a debate across the province. Once a festival of color, music, and community,…
PRISON STORIES: “I had to work twenty days after my delivery”
“I didn’t want to go back to jail after giving birth. I wanted to live in the outside world, with my children.” Z’s testimony reveals…
PRISON STORIES: “I had to work twenty days after my delivery”
“I didn’t want to go back to jail after giving birth. I…
A Voicepk special guide for families of inmates visiting prison
Thousands of prisoners across Pakistan are currently serving their sentences. Visiting loved…
Five dead, including SHO, almost 50 injured after police operation disperses TLP activists
Lahore, Sheikhupura and adjoining areas remained tense on Monday after a six-hour…
Wiped Out: How thousands have lost their homes to ravaging floods in Kasur
In Punjab’s Kasur district, where floods from the Sutlej River submerged 72…
Breaking the Cycle: Tackling ‘Honour’ Killings Requires Societal Shift in Pakistan
Honour killings continue to claim lives across Pakistan. 149 cases reported in…
Left with nothing: The dismantling of lives as Pakistan deports its Afghan refugee population
Approximately 500 Afghan refugee families in Lahore's Afghan Basti near Saggian Bridge,…
Relentless Persecution: Why every Friday has become a day of fear for Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya community
In Pakistan, the Ahmadiyya community faces escalating violence, with a horrifying pattern…
Accused of three murders, criminal still remains at large
The accused is said to be a former prison police officer and…
Bilawal Claims Civil Society Demanded Constitutional Court
October 22, 2024 By Xari Jalil LAHORE At the National Assembly session…
Children of Twilight: Stories of Child Labour
By Mateen Ali LAHORE In Pakistan more than 10 million children are…
Exposing the Blasphemy Business in Pakistan
October 19, 2024 LAHORE Jamal* knew his son was innocent. He knew…