The sub-committee of Senate Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on Monday observed that not only the government but also owners of media houses are equally responsible for ensuring safety and welfare of media persons in the country. Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan, convenor of the sub-committee while presiding over the meeting said that […]
ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly Thursday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2015 aimed at protecting children from cruel treatment. The salient features if the proposed Act included the minimum age of criminal responsibility has been raised from seven to 10 years and the upper age limit from 12-14 years, protection of children from cruel […]
The much celebrated vibrancy in our media needs a bit of a pause and urgently too for a self-obligatory introspection to see how we are doing on the credibility and integrity aspects—the most essential media characteristics—and self-correct lapses that may have appeared as side-effects that go hand-in-hand when the much needed sense of responsibility gets […]
ISLAMABAD: The much touted Right to Information (RTI) law in Punjab is becoming a toothless piece of legislation as the top government officials are disregarding the orders of Punjab Information Commission by continuously blocking public access to information. Almost 50 days have passed since the commission unanimously ordered the Governor House officials to share information […]
LAHORE: Chief Information Officer Mazhar Hussain Minhas said on Wednesday that it seemed that the provincial government did not want the commission to do its work. He was speaking at a seminar held on the commission’s annual performance report. The commission was established in March 2014 – a year after the passage of the Punjab […]
IN 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was adopted and opened for signature. Pakistan was one of the early signatories in 1990, and although the country hedged its ratification with qualifications, it withdrew them in 1997. Immediately after signing up to the document, child-related legislation was brought in at […]
KARACHI: Articles 19 and 19A of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantee citizens’ freedom of speech and expression but why is it that, in 2015, we are not free to express ourselves without fear, asked actress Nadia Jamil while moderating a session on ‘Freedom of Expression. What Sets the Boundaries?’ on day one of the School […]
LAHORE: A meeting presided over by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday decided to enhance punishment for cutting trees through an amendment in the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Act 2012. The Parks and Horticulture Authority Director General, MNA Jaffer Iqbal, Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Sukhera, PHA Vice Chairman Iftikhar Ahmed, Lahore commissioner and […]
KARACHI: The transgender do not want to dance on the streets or beg for money, claimed Bindiya Rana. Accept us as equal humans and provide us chances for employment, she demanded. Rana, who is the president of the Gender Interactive Alliance – an organisation working for the rights of transgenders – insisted that the transgender […]
ISLAMABAD: Less than a month after Pakistan lost a seat in the top United Nations human rights body, the PML-N government has restored the ministry of human rights which it had merged with the ministry of law and justice after coming to power in 2013. The major tasks for the ‘reactivated’ ministry of human rights […]
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Information Commission has complained that non-serious attitude of public bodies is impeding the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) law in the province, urging the provincial government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to take cognisance of the issue. In its first annual report for 2014-15, the commission, which is tasked to promote free […]
Karachi: Changes in laws and their implementation are always brought about when the society is aware of them and people are willing to stand up for their rights, be it the vulnerable sections of the society or minority communities. This was said by speakers including members of the judiciary and rights activists at a seminar […]
ISLAMABAD: To augment and support the endeavour of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in its drive against elimination of corruption and corrupt practices from public sector organizations and society, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) invited Ms. Aliya Rashid, Director General (Awareness & Prevention), National Accountability Bureau (NAB) at its Head Office in Islamabad. […]
KARACHI: Politicians and human rights activists shared their views on the Hindu marriage bill in an open-debate seminar organised by the Sindh Rural Partner Organisation (SRPO) at Marriot Hotel in Karachi on Wednesday. SRPO is an organisation that works for the protection of human rights, women and children’s rights. However, SRPO has now decided to […]
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