• September 18, 2015
• General News

Cases of human rights violation have shown an upward trend during the last four years, revealed the report of Human Rights Wing of Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights. “Human rights violation cases including acid burning, domestic violence, murder, rape, kidnapping, sexual assault, harassment, missing persons, torture, target killing, extra judicial killing and killing […]

• September 18, 2015
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: The draft cybercrime bill was forcefully cleared by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology on Thursday and sent to the National Assembly for final approval without showing the members the copy of the bill. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 had become controversial as critics believed it curtailed civil liberties. In […]

• September 12, 2015
• Social Media

Imagine a few months from now, a Facebook status ‘glorifying’ a leading politician – who happens to be accused in pending cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act – is published by a young political activist. Five of his friends share this status to their accounts as well. At the same time, a local news website publishes […]

• September 11, 2015
• Access to Information

PESHAWAR: Following a great deal of pressure from the opposition parties, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Thursday incorporated an amendment to bring the provincial assembly within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act which had previously been omitted when the law was passed in June. The amendment was passed by the assembly in […]

• September 2, 2015
• General News

ISLAMABAD – Acting President and Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has asked the government to call a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to introduce comprehensive and equal laws on child rights in provinces and ensure their implementation. Speaking at a seminar on child rights at the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) […]

• August 29, 2015
• Access to Information

“Freedom of information is a fundamental human right and the touchstone of all the freedoms to which the United Nations is consecrated.” — Resolution 59-1, First session of UN General Assembly in 1946. In 2002, Pakistan became the first country in South Asia to promulgate a Freedom of Information Ordinance, but this law remains weak […]

• August 26, 2015
• Access to Information

ISLAMABAD: After a year of restraint over the blatant violation of the Right to Information (RTI) law by the highest constitutional office of the province, the Punjab Information Commission has finally summoned a top official of the Governor House to explain failure in providing information about the financial affairs of the office. The summon dated […]

• August 25, 2015
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: Rights campaigners and experts have proposed various amendments to the proposed prevention of electronic crimes bill, which they said was very vague. The bill is pending before the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom. Experts and officials at a conference recently discussed recommendations to the bill, which, according to Digital Rights […]

• August 25, 2015
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD: Rights campaigners and experts have proposed various amendments to the proposed prevention of electronic crimes bill, which they said was very vague. The bill is pending before the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom. Experts and officials at a conference recently discussed recommendations to the bill, which, according to Digital Rights […]

• August 21, 2015
• Access to Information

PESHAWAR: Caring two hoots for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Chairman Imran Khan’s directives, the provincial assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday without bringing the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013 back to its original position by including the provincial assembly in the ambit of the RTI law. It is to be mentioned that a […]

• August 21, 2015
• Access to Information

PESHAWAR: Caring two hoots for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Chairman Imran Khan’s directives, the provincial assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday without bringing the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013 back to its original position by including the provincial assembly in the ambit of the RTI law. It is to be mentioned that a […]

• August 19, 2015
• Print Media

HYDERABAD: Participants in a three-day workshop held here on Tuesday emphasized the need for ending ethnic and sectarian divide through writings. The workshop on ‘Writers and artists on peace and harmony’ saw participants from Peshawar, Lahore and Multan come together on a common platform to work for the cause. M. Prakash, president of the Minority […]

• August 17, 2015
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD – The officials of ministries of Interior, Law and Justice, and security agencies have been summoned to reconsider the clause of the Cyber Crime Bill 2015. Secretaries Information Technology, Interior, Law and Justice, Director General Intelligence Bureau, in-charge National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes, National Coordinator NACTA would attend the meeting called by the […]

• August 12, 2015
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has inadequate, spineless laws, dealing with the child sexual abuse, and ordinary statutes are invoked when children are found to be victims of this despicable offence. “The existing Punjab Destitute and Neglected Children Act 2004 is too weak, insufficient to cope with such crimes,” prominent lawyer Azhar Siddique told The News. However, he […]