تحریر احمد سعید; لاہور; ماڈل ٹاؤن پولیس نے دو مسیحی نوجوانوں کے خلاف ایک طالبعلم کی درخواست پر توہین مذہب اور توہین رسالت کی دفعات کے تحت مقدمہ درج کیا ہے. جب کہ مسیحی تنظیموں کے مطابق دونوں نوجوان پارک میں بیٹھے بائبل کی تلاوت کر رہے تھے اور مدعی نوجوان نے انھیں ایسا کرنے سے منع کیا تھا
Even 5 years after the former FATA region was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, its citizens are still looking to the State for their basic constitutional rights, says a high level fact finding mission conducted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
A mob in Nankana Sahib lynched a man over allegations of blasphemy after storming a police station where he was kept in custody. PM Shehbaz ordered an inquiry as IGP suspended 2 senior cops there.
January 7th, 2021; Bureau report; LAHORE; Over 2000 AJK school teachers held a protest march in the state’s capital to demand up-gradation of their pay scales. The protesting instructors were brutally baton-charged and tear-gassed by the police.
Jul 03, 2020: Since June 29th, life has fallen apart for Peshawar’s Christian woman Shaheen Joesph. She has been widowed at just 32 years after her husband Nadeem Joesph succumbed to bullet wounds after battling life and death for ...
For a very long time, the religious minorities of Pakistan have been seeking a body that will monitor their problems and difficulties and provide solutions for them. This has been the main purpose of what should have been ...
September 25th, 2020; By Haider Kaleem; GUJRANWALA; In Pakistan victims of rape often go back on their testimonies. Pressure exerted by powerful and well connected perpetrators and deeply patriarchal societal norms are often too much for victims to bear. Even in this case, it is not hard to conceptualize the power imbalance between the victim, a naïve girl from a downtrodden family, and the accused, an officer of the law.
October 13th, 2020; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; “Blanket bans are never the solution. The government should sit down with all relevant stakeholders to chart out standard operating procedures. I am sure everyone will cooperate. Nobody supports the dissemination of immoral content,” posited viral TikTok influencer, Hareem Shah.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by Hamza Shehbaz over the fair and transparent election of new chief minister in Punjab.
Women took to the streets in the annual Aurat marches across major cities in Pakistan to highlight issues ranging from lack of justice and education to social protection and employment on the International Women’s Day.
