ISLAMABAD: A top official in the federal government has claimed that an online data bank of victims of terror is being compiled amid a ruling party move to provide monthly compensation to the heirs of slain victims. At the same time, a lawmaker from the ruling party is all set to introduce in the Senate […]
KARACHI: Activists of the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad held a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday demanding the media’s attention towards ongoing operation in the Tump and Gomazai areas of Kech district. The press conference was held by an all-women group led by the BSO senior vice chairperson, Kareema Baloch. “The military operation […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday asked the ministry of defence to complete and forward its recommendations over draft legislation on forced disappearance by June 30. The committee will then present the proposed law in the Upper House of parliament for further deliberation. The committee expressed serious reservations over rising trend […]
Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan to review an order disposing of a petition filed in 2007 for recovery of a large number of victims of enforced disappearance. On May 18, the Supreme Court had disposed of through a short order HRCP’s constitutional petition regarding enforced […]
By: Jamal Khurshid Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday expressed its displeasure over the ministry of human rights’ allegedly indifferent attitude towards the welfare of missing persons’ families and observed that it was the duty of the state to protect the life and property of the citizens. The court was hearing the petition […]
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