WASHINGTON, May 1: A US government-appointed panel urged Washington on Tuesday to step up pressure on Pakistan over religious freedom, alleging that risks to its minorities have reached a crisis level. In an annual report, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom also raised concerns about what it called a worsening situation in China, as […]
Intikhab Amir PESHAWAR: There are signs of winds of change blowing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as the regions previously opposed to women’s right to vote are making headway in letting women exercise their franchise on May 11. The parts of Malakand division and Peshawar outskirts with no tolerance for the women’s vote previously are working for […]
Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI: The woman who was allegedly gang-raped on the premises of the Mazar-i-Quaid five years ago has approached the Sindh High Court against the acquittal of her alleged tormentors by the trial court. The rape survivor filed an appeal against the acquittal of the then assistant manager for security of the mausoleum, an […]
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Ordinance 2013, after a few amendments, under which a Punjab Commission, having at least 50 percent Punjab Commission, would be formulated, and at least one woman member would be taken from minorities. The Cabinet met here under the chairmanship of caretaker […]
LAHORE: The provincial cabinet on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Ordinance 2013 after a few amendments. The commission will “help solve problems faced by women, besides taking immediate action over violence against women, and inhuman treatment”, said Chief Minister Najam Sethi. At least half of the commission’s […]
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern at reports of apparently unauthorised raids and disappearance of several individuals in Kech and Gwadar districts of Balochistan and the killing of two political workers in Sindh. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “It is a matter of great concern that […]
Mariana Baabar ISLAMABAD: Is it time for Pakistan to “steal a march over India” and stop Pakistan’s security establishment from stooping down to India’s level while denying visas to Indian journalists who have put in requests to cover the May elections, because in the past when about fifty Pakistani journalists wanted to cover the Indian […]
Arshad Bhatti Lahore – Over 100 women are trying their political fate either as independent candidates or party ticket holders on various National Assembly general seats from across Pakistan in elections 2013. According to Election Commission of Pakistan’s official website, on 272 National Assembly general seats about 100 women are contesting the General Elections 2013 […]
KARACHI: Minister Human Rights and Women Development Anis Haroon ordered the Director Human Rights Department to provide immediate financial aid to 500 registered and verified cases in the department. This she ordered while holding a meeting to review the progress of the projects running under the department said a statement issued here on Sunday. The […]
By Amar Guriro KARACHI: Due to rising religious extremism in Pakistani society, generally, the religious minority and particularly the Hindu women are facing difficulties to enter the job market, even when looking for an odd job, revealed a detailed study conducted by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)-Sindh chapter’s intern and young researcher Seema Rana. […]
KARACHI: A teenager was shot dead allegedly by the security guard of another teenage boy in Defence Society on Saturday, police said. SSP-South Nasir Aftab told Dawn that Hamza Ahmed, 16, was killed when the guard of Shoaib fired at him outside a restaurant in Khyaban-i-Sehar. He said Hamza accused Shoaib of harassing a female […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has asked the Malakand division authorities to take administrative measures to create a congenial atmosphere for the women voters to cast their votes, ensuring their participation in the polling process. Provincial information minister Musarrat Qadeem, according to an official handout issued on Saturday has directed the Malakand division’s commissioner to […]
Karachi: A conference would be organised in Hyderabad in the next week to create awareness among the masses about Sindh Human Rights Act, 2011. Anis Haroon, the Sindh caretaker minister for human rights and women development, announced this at a meeting held on Saturday to review the progress of the projects running under the department. […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Agency lost its music in 2006; when the sound of mortar shells drowned the music from the rabab, and singers were forced to leave their homes. Wazir Afridi, 32, once an aspiring musician now works in a factory in the city. He is one of the many singers who had to abandon both […]
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