LAHORE: Terming Protection of Pakistan Bill, adopted by parliament this week, a blatant attack on fundamental rights of the people, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has condemned the government for deliberately following the model of a police state. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission said: “The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new anti-terrorism law gives a “green light for abusing suspects” and should be withdrawn, a rights group said on Friday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Protection of Pakistan Bill, passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday, violated the country’s international legal obligations. The new law doubles the maximum sentence for terrorism offences […]
NEW YORK: The Human Rights Watch has called upon the Sri Lankan government not to deport 142 Pakistanis seeking asylum until UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) determines their need for international protection. Sri Lanka’s Immigration Controller Chulananda Perera has said that the government was able to deport the detained Pakistanis because it had not given them […]
RECENTLY the Supreme Court ordered the government to establish a task force for the protection of the places of worship of minorities. This is a historic decision by the apex court. The minorities are thankful to the chief justice for this decision. Now this is the government’s turn to fulfil its duties towards protecting minorities […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Complaint Cell took notice of a press report that an Elite Police Patrol official had shot at and injured a journalist when he did not stop at a picket on Okara-Depalpur Road. The Cell directed the District & Sessions Judge, Okara to look into the matter and submit detailed report […]
LAHORE: A representative delegation of All Pakistan Akhbar Farosh Federation, led by Tikka Khan, met APNS Secretary General Syed Sarmad Ali, here on Friday. The two sides discussed problems facing the newspaper hawkers across Pakistan. It was decided that a meeting would be held on July 2 in Karachi with APNS President Hameed Haroon in […]
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar on Sunday said that government was working actively to discuss ways, means and modalities to upgrade libraries on modern lines in all major districts of the province in a phased programme . The governor, in an interview with APP said that libraries are part and parcel in education system […]
MULTAN: Police arrested Cable Operator Association (CAP) Punjab General Secretary Tahir Javed Chaudhry on the charges of threatening and attacking Pemra staff and interfering in official duties. Tahir was arrested at a local hotel in Gulberg Sunday and later transported to Multan. Pemra’s Regional General Manager Saeed Ahmed Sheikh had complained to Thana Gulgasht that […]
MARDAN: The anti-corruption establishment on Saturday initiated an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Mardan media colony and seized relevant record from the Mardan Development Authority (MDA). On the complaint of local journalists, the anti-corruption establishment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa director Ziaullah Khan Toru had directed the deputy director, Habib Rahim Khan, and circle in-charge, inspector Janzada […]
I have been accused by some friends, that my articles about Pakistan have always been negative. So, hoping to write something positive, I searched through the various local newspapers on the internet, for some upbeat news about Pakistan, but going through the newspapers for the past 3 years, most of the reports that I came […]
The Supreme Court is often accused of being an institution that goes beyond its remit in adjudicating the case. That it often has to do so says more about the lack of governance in the country than power lust on the part of the judges. If we had a government that did its job, the […]
KARACHI: Journalists gathered at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday to pay tribute to their senior colleague Izharul Hasan Burney, popularly referred to as I.H. Burney, for his great contribution to the profession during his stint that spanned more than half a century. The late Burney, a founding member of the club, won respect for […]
NEW YORK: The Pakistani authorities should ensure that a judicial inquiry into police shootings of rock-throwing protesters in Lahore fully and impartially investigates possible unnecessary use of lethal force, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. On Tuesday, police fired without warning on supporters of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) political party who had attempted to resist […]
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has formed a committee to compile and furnish its recommendations on social security of the journalists’ families. Officials said on Wednesday that Provincial Information Minister, Abdul Raheem Ziaratwal will be head of the committee and other members of the committee include Secretary Information, Director General, Directorate of Public Relations, President Balochistan […]
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