The Supreme Court has adjourned till Tuesday the hearing on a synopsis submitted by Advocate Munir A. Malik, representing Justice Qazi Faez Isa, challenging the presidential reference filed against the judge in May as well as urging the Supreme Court to initiate contempt and criminal proceedings against those involved in conducting surveillance against him and […]
یورپی یونین نے پاکستان میں ہونےوالی انسانی حقوق کی پامالیوں اور شہری آزادیوں پر قدغنییں لگنے پر سخت تشویش کا اظہار کیا۔ فروری ١٠ کوجنرلائزد سکیم برائے ترجیحات (جی ایس پی) کے متعلق شائع کی جانے والی یورپی یونین کی عالمی رپورٹ میں بتائے گئے مسائل پر قابو نہ پانے کی صورت میں پاکستان کو […]
PPP Senator and Chair of the Senate Committee on Human Rights, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, expressed the need to repeal Section 124-A (Sedition) of the Pakistan Penal Code. And today, Vice-Chair of the Pakistan Bar Council Abid Saqi submitted a petition in the Lahore High Court to repeal 124-A, declaring it repugnant to the Constitution of […]
Violations of women’s rights are commonplace in Pakistan, a country which is ranked 6th among the most dangerous countries in the world for women. And in the case of Fauzia, a victim of harassment and gendered violence, her appeal for help seems to fall on deaf ears. Harassed, Threatened and Beaten A resident of Lahore, […]
LAHORE: AGHS Legal Aid Cell, with the support of the Pakistan Bar Council and EU Pakistan, held a memorial on 7th Feb 2020 in wake of the 2nd death anniversary of renowned lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir. The event was attended by prominent names in the field of law and rights activism. These […]
طلبہ یکجہتی مارچ کے بعد کیے جانے والے بغاوت کے مقدمے کا فیصلہ سناتے ہوئے، لاہور ہائی کورٹ نے وزیرستان سے تعلق رکھنے والے پنجاب یونیورسٹی کے طالبعلم، عالمگیر وزیر کی درخواست ضمانت مسترد کردی۔ عالمگیر کو 30 نومبر کی شب پنجاب یونیورسٹی لاہور سے مبینہ طور پر لاپتہ ہوگئے تھے، لیکن پھر پنجاب پولیس […]
16 years ago, in October of 2004 the Congress government in India and General Musharraf who ruled Pakistan at the time decided to open their side of Kashmir to journalists from the other side of the divide. For the very first time 16 Pakistani journalists were allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir. It was the […]
In a voicepk.net exclusive, Munizae Jahangir (journalist and host of Aaj TV’s “Spot Light”) sat down with member of the National Assembly and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, Mohsin Dawar, in a one-on-one conversation. Dawar discusses the narratives revolving around the controversial political group, dismissing many misconceptions, as well as the State clampdown […]
The Awami Workers Party (AWP) held a press conference at 3PM on Thursday at the National Press Club in Islamabad to denounce the arrests of political workers by Kohsar police on the 28th of January for peacefully protesting Manzoor Pashteen’s arrest. The workers were ultimately slapped with sedition, among other exorbitant charges. Police Brutality Against […]