September 25th, 2020; By Rehan Piracha & Ahmed Saeed; LAHORE; Shireen Mazari, Federal Minister for Human Rights, clarified that the FIA did not lodge FIRs against journalists and social media activists under the country's cybercrimes law, adding though that the agency has received a complaint against 12 journalists.
October 16th, 2020; BUREAU REPORT; LAHORE; But owing to skyrocketing inflation in the country, support for the anti-government rally has transcended traditional political barriers. Common people who are normally apolitical are also watching the rally carefully in the hope that the opposition’s power show can help push the government in the right direction.
September 30th 2020; By Haider Kaleem; LAHORE; On Monday, Sheikh was summoned by the senate’s Committee on Human Rights to provide a briefing on the progress of the case. The CCPO was berated by the for presuming that the incident took place because the victim "was traveling late at night without her husband's permission".
Speaking in the Voicepk.net webinar on custodial torture, former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar has lamented that Parliament has become ineffective in enacting legislation to criminalise torture despite several attempts over the years.
The ECP has ruled that PTI received prohibited funding from foreign individuals and companies while govt ministers hinted at initiating proceedings to declare PTI a foreign-aided political party
A female officer's removal as head of district police in Layyah has brought the issue of 'political interference in the police department into the spotlight with the apex court seeking a record of all police transfers in the last eight years.
Soaring prices of ghee and edible oil in the market have forced people to queue for long hours in hot weather at state-managed Utility Stores but many of them return empty-handed as the daily stock of the commodity runs out in a couple of hours.
Parveen Sheikh, the daughter of a poor labourer, astonished political pundits after she scored a seat in local body polls in Khairpur, besting big names backed by major political parties.
Speaking in the Voicepk.net webinar on custodial torture, former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar has lamented that Parliament has become ineffective in enacting legislation to criminalise torture despite several attempts over the years.
The federal cabinet has decided to send a reference to the SC for PTI’s dissolution in light of the ECP regarding the foreign funding case. PTI held protests to call for CEC’s resignation.
