ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Abdul Hameed Dogar on Monday took suo motu notices on reports and individuals’ applications against human rights violations. The CJP took suo motu notice of an incident on January 7, 2008 on an appeal by Muhammad Akram that was published in a local daily. It stated that accused Arshad […]
A delegation of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) led by its chairperson Ms Asma Jahangir visited Peshawar and got a briefing from the governor of the province, Mr Owais Ghani, on the terrorist statistics in the FATA region. After the meeting, Ms Jahangir stated that it was not a law and order situation […]
PESHAWAR (January 17 2009): A five member delegation, comprising office bearers of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan called on the NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani here on Friday. The delegation, led by the Chairperson of the Commission, Asma Jehangir was also comprised of its Vice Chairperson, Musarrat Hilali, I.A. Rehman, Secretary General and Kamran Arif, […]
WASHINGTON: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday pointed to some progress in parts of South Asia, including the return to civilian rule in Pakistan after the end of the Pervez Musharraf presidency, and improvements ahead of polls in Bangladesh last month. In the US-based international rights group’s annual report for 2008, it said Israel’s […]
WASHINGTON: Human Rights Watch (HRW) blamed Asian giants China and India for abuses against their own citizens but also for backing military dictatorships such as Myanmar, in its annual report for 2008 released on Wednesday. The New York-based group detailed worsening trends in much of Asia, including China’s Olympic-year crackdown on civil liberties and its […]
ISLAMABAD (January 13 2009): Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Monday took two suo moto notices in human right cases and issued direction for the concerned circles to submit there reports pertaining to the issues before the apex court. The CJ took the notice of a news item appeared in media regarding confinement of 30 […]
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad district police officer (DPO) here on Saturday announced that the police had recovered four kidnapped girls, along with their father, from a farmhouse in the Thatta district. Addressing a news conference, the DPO said the family was kidnapped on January 2, 2009, from their house, adding, the police had raided the farmhouse […]
LAHORE, Jan 10: A young couple was found murdered at the house of their employer in N-Block of the Defence Housing Authority on Saturday. Bodies of Muhammad Shaukat, 35, of Khudian (Kasur), and his 25-year-old wife Bushra Bibi were shifted for autopsy. Police found the woman slain and Shaukat, a gardener by profession, hanged with […]
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday urged the government of Pakistan to extend consular access to the lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Ajmal Kasab. The HRCP also asked the government to arrange a proper legal defence for him. In a statement issued by HRCP Chairwoman Asma Jahangir, she […]
QUETTA: A policeman tried to commit suicide after killing his wife over a domestic dispute here on Thursday. According to police sources, Constable Shah Nawaz resident of Khojak Road had a brawl with his wife identified as Anila Aziz. On the lay of incident, Shah Nawaz got infuriated and killed his wife and later tried […]
LAHORE (January 06 2009): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the arrest of the Chairman, Sindh National Front (SNF), Mumtaz Bhutto warned the government that such acts will damage the democratic experiment in the country. In a statement issued on Monday, the HRCP condemned the arrest and detention of Mumtaz Bhutto, […]
LAHORE (January 04 2009): Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Commission (HRCP) Asma Jahangir on Saturday accused ‘some groups’ of creating war hysteria for their economic and vested interests in the region. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Asma said the country was paying huge amount due to the “war mongering”. She said people could […]
On January 1, over thirty armed men belonging to a political party, Sindh Nationalist Front (SNF), stormed into the offices of Sindhi language daily “Awami Awaz” and threatened its staff with dire consequences. The intruders who were led by Anwar Gujjar, Media Coordinator, of SNF held the staff hostage for about half an hour and […]
GUJRANWALA, Jan 11: Most of human rights violations are being committed in jails where about 70 per cent captives are implicated in wrong cases like agricultural, property and other petty issues. This was stated by caretaker Human Rights Minister Ansar Burni while talking to reporters during his visit to the central jail here on Friday. […]
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