LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned police attack on Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri’s residence in Model Town on Tuesday, in which eight people were killed and at least 90 injured. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the Commission said, “HRCP condemns in the strongest words possible the unfortunate events on Tuesday […]
ISLAMABAD: An international writers’ conference concluded here on Tuesday with a call for measures to protecting indigenous cultures and languages from designs of hegemony and to promote pluralistic society as well as democratic norms. The conference was organised by African-Asian Writers Union (AAWU) Pakistan chapter in collaboration with Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO). Delegates from Nepal, […]
LAHORE: At least eight people, including two women, were shot dead and over 85 others injured on Tuesday during a clash between police and workers of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the Minhajul Quran International (MQI). They were allegedly fired upon by the police for resisting the removal of illegal barriers and iron gates […]
LAHORE: Dismayed at the forced and continued closure of schools by militants in the Panjgur town of Balochistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) sees this as the latest sign of extremism gnawing at the vitals of the country. A statement issued by HRCP on Monday said a previously unheard of militant group, Tanzeemul […]
ISLAMABAD: The provinces are yet to give a reply to the request of NA Standing Committee in which it had asked all the federating units to pass resolution in their assemblies empowering Parliament to pass Hindu Marriage Bill 2015 because minorities has become a provincial subject after 18th Amendment, sources told the News here on […]
QUETTA: Minority MPA Handery Masieh, who belonged to the ruling National Party (NP) in Balochistan, was shot dead by his bodyguard here in the Nawan Killi area on Saturday. Official sources said MPA Handery Masieh along with his nephew Owais Masieh was heading towards his vehicle that was parked near his home in Nawan Killi, […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Friday issued notice to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) acting chairman Pervez Rathkore in the contempt of court application by two private Pemra members —Israr Ahmed Abbasi and Fareeha Iftikhar. The petitioners had contended that acting Pemra chairman Pervez Rathore has […]
PESHAWAR: The University of Peshawar (UoP) in collaboration with Deutshe Welle Academy, Germany, will set up a psychological trauma centre at the UoP’s Department of Psychology for journalists reporting from hard areas. According to the UoP press release on Thursday, the trauma centre would provide psychotherapy to journalists working in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally […]
ISLAMABAD: There are very few chances to resolve issues between countries at international forums, so a trend has emerged to resolve such issues at regional forums because of similar culture, languages and history. Countries of South Asia should also establish a South Asian mechanism to deal with issues, especially those pertaining to human rights. This […]
OKARA: An Elite Police Patrol official on Monday night shot at and injured a young journalist when he didn’t stop at a picket near the Additional District Headquarters Hospital on Okara-Depalpur Road. Faisal Yameen, reporter of an Urdu daily, along with his cousin Imran was on his way home by a car. When he didn’t […]
LAHORE: The future of book reading and consequently of publishers still lies in the good old public libraries, especially those in small towns away from big urban centres. And the role of state can’t be ignored in this regard that controls these establishments but without showing any real concern for the readers. This transpired in […]
ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to resolving all the issues faced by the media workers and their demands are addressed on priority basis, said a spokesperson of the Federal Government here on Thursday. He said there is considerable progress towards meeting the demands put forth by the representative bodies—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and […]
The rights — or rather the lack of them — of the small but diverse groups of religious minorities in Pakistan has once again come to the attention of the Supreme Court (SC). On June 4, the apex court inquired whether provincial and federal authorities were formulating any legislation to ensure the representation of minorities […]
LARKANA: A fact-finding committee of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Qambar-Shahdadkot core group, said on Wednesday that the police raid on a house in Lalurounk town on May 26 was carried out in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. A 60-year-old woman, Lasham Khatoon, and her son, Chakar Solangi, were shot dead […]
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