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Pak Interior Minister Sanaullah admits 'limits to govt writ' in missing pe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday admitted "limits to govt writ" in missing person's cases and said that the state is responsible for recovering citizens who disappeared by force and termed the issue "more painful than death."
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Islamabad police presents 'missing person' before High Court
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, police officials presented a "missing person" before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday.
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan raise questions over role of secret se
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 14 (ANI): The constant reports of enforced disappearances in Pakistan have raised questions over the role of the special committee, constituted by the former chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, which was supposed to investigate such cases.
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Baloch women dragged on streets of Karachi for demanding release of missin
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 12 (ANI): Baloch women who were demanding the release of missing persons were dragged on the streets of Karachi by police.
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Issue of enforced disappearances lingers in Pakistan despite efforts by ci
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Despite efforts by civil society to raise awareness about enforced disappearances, the issue lingers in Pakistan as the State uses it with impunity.
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Human rights activists call to impose limits on Pak intelligence agencies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Former lawmakers and human rights activists on Tuesday demanded to introduce legislation to ensure that limits were imposed on state institutions and laws were introduced in Pakistan that lay down boundaries for the functioning of intelligence agencies
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Pakistan: Sindh activists organize event to raise awareness on enforced di
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): On the international Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has organized an event as part of an "awareness campaign".
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Families of victims of enforced disappearances protest in Pakistan's Khara
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kharan [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, family members of Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch took out a rally on Wednesday to demand their safe and immediate release.
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Pak: PAC urges removal of Former Justice Javed Iqbal as head of missing pe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Amid an incessant surge in 'Enforced Disappearances' and misuse of power by higher authorities in Pakistan, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the removal of former justice (retired), Javed Iqbal, as the
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Pakistan HC directs police to find missing student
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh High Court on Monday directed the police to find the whereabouts of a missing student of NED University of Engineering and Technology and present him in court amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan.
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Pakistan court holds state responsible for enforced disappearances: HRW
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has provided a glimmer of hope for hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Enforced Disappearances: Islamabad High Court says commission failed to di
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Islamabad High Court, while hearing a petition on missing persons' case has sought a report regarding the implementation of their production orders and said that the commission has failed to discharge its duties.
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