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Lawyers hold strike across KP against FCC order
November 10, 2026 Mohammad Danial PESHAWAR Lawyers across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa went on strike on Tuesday to protest an order of…
ICC unseals arrest warrants against four Taliban officials in Afghanistan situation
October 6, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the…
“No Response Yet”: Silence on grave human rights violations Surrounding Forced Religious Conversions and Child Marriage of Minority Girls
October 2, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE Pakistan came under intense scrutiny at a UN…
UN experts issue stark five-year warning against ‘normalising’ Taliban regime
August 15, 2026 Staff Report LAHORE On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Special Procedures experts of the UN Human Rights Council issued an urgent joint statement…
More control for international media as Kashmir coverage irks authorities
August 5, 2026 By Hashir Ahsan ISLAMABAD Following the disapproval of the media coverage of the elections in Kashmir, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has now issued some new…
“Pray for Me, I Am Dying”: Viral final video highlights Afghan desert border tragedy
August 3, 2026 By Hafiz ullah Storai Sherani ISLAMABAD A heartbreaking final video showing one of the 19 Afghans who died while crossing the border into Iran from Aghhanistan has…
SAHR shows deep concern over clampdown on freedom of information in Pakistan after sudden removal of Munizae Jahangir
SAHR called upon the Pakistani government to uphold the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan, including the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and an…
Rise in custodial deaths across Bangladesh alarms southasian human rights defenders
After a gruesome discovery of three corpses of young people from the Rurag riverbank, who had been part of a Awami League rally - banned by the current Bangladesh government…
EU report finds Pakistan falling short on GSP+ human rights commitments
Pakistan is falling short on the human rights commitments underpinning its preferential trade access to the European Union, according to a new EU assessment that credits Islamabad with only limited…
Pak-India activists demand end to war narrative; call for people-centred dialogue
PIPFPD webinar 'Counting the Cost of Conflicts: Why Peace Matters' brought together…
Pakistan steps up as peacemaker amid rising Middle East tensions
Meanwhile observers note that while Islamabad is successfully acting as a diplomatic…
LHC orders ministries to ensure submission of replies in Sarabjeet Kaur case
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over the failure…
Empowering local leadership the only way forward to resolve Pak-Afghan tensions
As the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan holds tenuously and both governments…
Regional rights group urges PM to release detained human rights defenders
March 10, 2026 By Xari Jalil LAHORE A prominent South Asian human…
Global journalist deaths record high in 2025: Israel responsible for most killings.
While Israel is responsible for two thirds of journalist killings in 2024…
Petition filed for release of Canadian student booked under PECA
There are timeline discrepancies in the FIR and Hamza's disappearance for the…
UN rapporteur flags alleged rights violations against Imran Khan in Adiala Jail
A report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other…
Launch of ‘Quantum Intelligence 2071’ highlights AI governance and quantum security challenges
Feb 9, 2026 Staff Report Istanbul: The international launch of Quantum Intelligence…
International rights bodies, EU, UN condemn convictions of Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatha
EU, UN, Amnesty and other intl bodies condemn sentencing of lawyers Imaan…
Pak-Afghan conflict one of the most volatile flashpoints in South Asia: ICG
The International Crisis Group (ICG) says Pakistan bears the brunt of Afghanistan's…
Returned Afghan refugees from Pakistan face mounting challenges in Afghanistan
Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan are confronting a cascade of hardships that…