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In Pakistan’s Overcrowded Prisons, Inmates Deprived of Healthcare: Human Rights Watch...

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  By Rehan Piracha & Xari Jalil LAHORE Outdated and discriminatory bail laws from the Colonial era, and rampant neglect by the state authorities in Pakistan have...

Burying the Truth: How ‘Operation Searchlight’ of March 1971 Muzzled the...

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On March 25th Pakistan's military began its Operation Searchlight in its East wing - present day Bangladesh. Voicepk speaks to journalists to find out how the truth was buried beneath propaganda and disinformation.

Iqra’s repatriation sign of hope for Indo-Pak border strayers: activists

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The repatriation of Pakistani teenager Iqra Jeewani, who was detained in the Indian city of Bengalaru on January 23, in less than a month to her homeland is unprecedented and gives hope that scores of other prisoners will be similarly facilitated on humanitarian grounds despite the hostilities between the South Asian neighbours, according to peace activists.

Pakistan Repays Turkish Aid in Aftermath of Earthquake

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As Turkey’s death toll increases drastically, and the body count rises, Pakistan has begun sending its humanitarian aid, despite still reeling from its own situation of dealing with the devastating floods across the country.

Rights Watch | 3 February 2023

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Accused Acid Attacker Given 4-Day Police Custody Man accused of acid attack on woman granted 4-day police custody. Kamran allegedly attacked 20-year-old Suneeta near a...

Pakistan awaiting Indian nod for consular access to girl arrested there

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The Foreign Office on Thursday said it is awaiting Indian response to a consular access request for Pakistani girl #IqraJeewani who was arrested there in Jan. Her father appealed to both governments to expedite her repatriation on compassionate grounds.

The Professor who prompted a series of resignations in universities across...

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Meet Obaidullah Wardak, a professor from Kabul University who prompted a series of resignations in universities across Afghanistan in solidarity with female students.

Taliban ban women from universities in Afghanistan

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A letter by the Ministry of Higher Education instructed universities to immediately suspend access to female students on 20 December 2022. 

Parliamentarians clash over MNA Hina Rabbani Khar representing Pakistan in Taliban-ruled...

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Female parliamentarians across the board rallied in support of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar after a disgruntled MNA criticized the government for sending a woman to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

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International Stories

Prominent Journalist Sami Ibrahim Missing Amidst Intensifying Crackdown on PTI

Concerns rise as senior journalist & TV anchorperson Sami Ibrahim goes missing amidst state crackdown on PTI. Islamabad police are investigating the situation, but no conclusions yet.

Pakistan, India must repatriate prisoners: NCHR

These arbitrary arrests of fishermen on both sides indicate the rise of a potential humanitarian crisis in the making — with more than 650 Indian fishermen currently in Pakistani jails and another 100+ Pakistani fishermen residing in Indian jails.