Tag: torture
Minor girl in critical care as torture suspects secure pre-arrest bail
A 13-year-old house help is in critical care with burn injuries as suspects who allegedly tortured her secure pre-arrest bail till February 2
Rights Watch | 27 January 2023
Bodies of Two Missing Baloch Youths Found
The bodies of two missing Baloch youths, Sarang Marri and Waheed Zahri, have been found.
Sarang Marri had...
Rights Watch | 26 January 2023
Protest in Dera Ismail Khan over Target Killing of Shia Youth, Demand for Protection
Locals in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, protested the murder of a...
Rights Watch | 16 December 2022
Man gets 21-year jail term for torturing wife
A sessions court handed down a 21-year imprisonment sentence to a man for torturing his wife and...
IHC directs Islamabad IG to submit report on Shahbaz Gill’s torture
August 18, 2022
By Rehan Piracha
LAHORE
The Islamabad High Court has directed the inspector general of police to submit a report on the alleged torture of...
Rights Watch | 3rd October 2022
Hindu woman's cremated remains desecrated
The remains of a Hindu woman’s burnt body were desecrated in Shamshan Ghat in Balochistan. The incident led to widespread...
HRW calls on Senate to promptly pass custodial torture bill
Human Rights Watch has called on Senate of Pakistan to urgently pass the custodial torture bill which will make security offcials accountable for committing offence of torture.
Islamabad IG to submit report on Shahbaz Gill’s torture allegations
The IHC has directed Islamabad IGP to submit a report on alleged torture of Shahbaz Gill on August 22 as he undergoes medical tests at PIMS.
Parliament has become ineffective in enacting law against torture: Farhatullah Babar
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.
Parliament has become ineffective in enacting law against torture: Farhatullah Babar
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.
