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Lahore Bar Association asks Punjab to bar Ahmadis from performing Islamic
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a letter, dated June 22, 2023, addressed to the Punjab home secretary, LHCBA President Ishtiaq A Khan says offering "Eid prayers and qurbani" are Shaair-i-Islam (Islamic rites) exclusively to be observed by the Muslims.
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Situation of women, girls in Pakistan is critical: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the southern province of Sindh, which is home to nearly 90 per cent of the Hindu minority group, forced conversions to Islam of kidnapped Hindu girls and their subsequent forced weddings to Muslim men--usually to the abductors--are quite common, reported HRWF.
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Human Rights Commission Pakistan "deeply concerned" by random arrests of P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Imran Khan's political outfit, PTI, saw arrests of over 564 workers for violence after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's arrest and more arrests are being made, according to Dawn.
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How Pakistan failed to safeguard citizens from political and economic expl
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The incidents of enforced disappearances, the safety of religious minorities or lack thereof, and the diminishing rights of women and children have remained a grave cause of concern. The year 2022 was chaotic and fatal for the people in Pakistan. The devastating floods last monsoon led to ex
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533 Pakistanis were killed in terror attacks in 2022: Human rights report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In the flagship annual report on the state of human rights in the country, the data revealed that most of the cases of disappearance are from Balochistan (2115) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (3369).
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Violence against minorities in Pakistan on rise, reports Human Rights Comm
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In its flagship annual report State of Human Rights in 2022, released earlier today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the political and economic turmoil of last year, both of which have had a serious impact on the human rights situation.
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Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights: HRC
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The report notes that political victimisation continued throughout the year, with colonial-era sedition laws being weaponised to stifle dissent.
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Pakistan rights panel raises alarm over growing public frustration over en
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded alarm over growing public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment in Balochistan, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission criticises denial of permission for 'Aur
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sharply denounced the Lahore district administration's decision to refuse the Aurat March organisers permission to host a public rally commemoration International Women's Day on March 8, The News International reported.
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Pak human rights group raise concern over gender-based violence in Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the state of law and order in upper districts of Sindh, mentioning the high incidence of gender-based violence, the slow pace of rehabilitation of flood-affected communities and safety issues for journalists.<
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Pak human rights group raises concern over continued marginalization of re
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In its report titled A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22, HRCP has observed with considerable alarm developments during 2021/22 that belie the state's commitment to freedom of religion or belief.
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Blasphemy law amendment to create room for persecution: Pak rights group
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The HRCP said the proposed legislation increases the punishment for using derogatory remarks against "holy persons" from three years with a fine to imprisonment for life 'which will not be less than ten years'.
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