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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan for steps to undo brutalisation of society

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over a steep rise in incidents and manifestations of violence across the country and called for concerted efforts to undo the damage done to the social fabric by brutalisation of society. In a statement on Friday, the commission said: “The HRCP notes with great […]


Health workers killings: Swabi puts its seven courageous workers to rest

By: Asad Zia SWABI: Swabi was gripped by a sense of grief and fear on Tuesday, as residents buried seven health workers, including six women, who were killed on the onset of the New Year. Grieved family members prayed for the forgiveness of their loved ones and laid them to rest in their respective villages […]


Only 16pc of missing children found in 2012

Karachi: As many as 2,317 children reportedly went missing from the jurisdiction of 106 police stations in 20 towns of Karachi, and only 16 percent of them were recovered, according to data collected by the Roshni Helpline, a civil society group working to uphold the rights of women and children. On average, two children from […]


Killing of Shias

By: Naveed Abbas The year 2012 proved exceptionally violent in terms of sectarian killings across the country, marking a new phase even in Pakistan’s shameful history of sectarian mayhem. In a country where terrorists are running amok, the state, it seems, is making their job easy by enduring gory episodes of upheaval and violence, the […]


Human bombs killed 5,243 in 896 attacks since 2002

By: Amir Mir ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani military establishment’s decision to join hands with the US in its war against terror has made the country suffer 896 deadly incidents of suicide bombings in the past 11 years which have killed 5,243 innocent people and injured 11,221 others between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2012. Statistically […]


6 women among 7 aid workers killed in Swabi

By: Muqaddam Khan SWABI: Militants marked the New Year with an outrageous attack on charity workers here on Tuesday. They ambushed a van taking the workers home and killed six women and their male companion. The driver of the van was injured and a four-year-old son of one of the women escaped unhurt. Five of […]


502 Shias killed last year

By: Danish Rafique KARACHI: As many as 502 Shias, including their leaders, were gunned down in targeted attacks in 2012, said a report issued on Monday. “Notorious terrorists attacked innocent mourners of Imam Hussain (AS) through suicide bombings, planted bombs, remotely controlled bombs, IEDs and gun firing,” said Asif Safavi of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) in […]


UNITED NATIONS condemns ‘escalating’ violence in Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday he was “appalled by the escalating terrorist violence in Pakistan,” after 19 Shia pilgrims died in a car bomb and 21 kidnapped soldiers were killed. Ban “condemns in particular the continued violent targeting of religious minorities,” according to a statement from his spokesman, Martin Nesirky. He […]


Human Rights Commission of Pakistan slams gruesome Mastung attack

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the gruesome killing of Shia pilgrims in an attack on Iran-bound buses in Mastung on Sunday and called the government to put an end to the appalling bloodshed. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “It is unfortunate that on this last day […]


Burney seeks arrest of mighty Talpur

By: Kaswar Klasra ISLAMABAD: Shahzeb’s departed soul must be feeling well on Sunday following a rare statement issued by Ansar Burney, country’s diehard human rights activist whose services have been acknowledges worldwide, that government should arrest the alleged murderer who belongs to Sindh’s most influential and landlord Talpur family. “Murder of youth in broad daylight, […]


Campaigning for workers’ rights can land you on a hitman’s list

Karachi: A trade union activist is facing a death threat for his efforts to have the factory workers in the Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) registered by a labour welfare organisation. Malik Amjad Awan has been warned that if he did not stop working for the welfare of the labourers, he should be ready to get […]


20 Shia pilgrims killed in Mastung attack

By: Saleem Shahid QUETTA: A car bomb hit a convoy of three Iran-bound buses in Mastung district on Sunday, setting one of the buses on fire and killing at least 20 Shia pilgrims and injuring 25 others. The pilgrims belonged to different parts of Punjab. The other two buses were partially damaged. According to official […]


Human Rights Commission of Pakistan calls for collecting data of conversions

KARACHI: Speakers at a meeting on Saturday called that a survey be conducted to find out the number of forcibly converted minority community members, particularly young Hindu girls in Sindh, so that a comprehensive report be prepared and discussed with the government. They were speaking at the meeting organised by the Human Rights Commission of […]


Rights cases remain focus of Peshawar High Court in 2012

By: Akhtar Amin PESHAWAR: The human rights cases remained the focus of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in 2012 as through the court’s efforts over 900 missing persons were released while around 1,000 — allegedly detained and charged in terrorist activities by the law-enforcing agencies — were shifted to the government’s notified internment centres in […]