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Pakistan: Rule of law questioned as court delays enable destruction of Lah
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), along with several environmental and citizens' organisations, has warned that continued court inaction is enabling irreversible environmental and cultural loss.
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Pakistan's disappearances crisis deepens as families freeze on CPEC Highwa
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A protest against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan's Kech district stretched into its third consecutive day, with families continuing to block the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in the Tejaban area, highlighting what critics describe as Pakistan's persistent fa
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Lawlessness deepens in Balochistan as kidnappings shake business confidenc
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Escalating incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Balochistan's Kech district have sparked renewed concerns over the breakdown of law and order, with political leaders warning that continued official inaction is eroding public safety and damaging the local economy.
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PTI leaders and Imran Khan's sisters denied meeting with him again, protes
Updated : 5 months ago IST
PTI leaders and Imran Khan's sisters were again denied a meeting with him at Adiala Jail despite a court order, prompting a sit-in near the prison as party leaders accused authorities of violations and continued to press for access.
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HRCP raises alarm over arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances in Pakis
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concerns regarding the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrests, extended detentions, and enforced disappearances throughout the nation, urging the government to urgently address what it referred to as the habitual circumvention
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BSO Azad alleges enforced disappearances of Baloch women, calls it 'worst
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Students Organisation (BSO) Azad has alleged that the enforced disappearance of Baloch women by Pakistani security agencies represents what it termed the "worst form of Baloch genocide", expressing concern over what it described as the continued silence of international human r
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Tehreek-e-Insaf seeks end to Imran Khan's 'solitary confinement' after UN
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has voiced serious concern over a report by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, alleging that party founder and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to degrading and inhuman treatment during his incarcerati
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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Human rights day protest highlights Pakistan's worsening record on enforce
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The protest, chaired by JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro, was marked by fervent speeches condemning what participants described as Pakistan's "state-sponsored genocide" of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun communities.
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Enforced disappearances persist across Balochistan as families urge Pakist
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fresh incidents of enforced disappearances have surfaced from Quetta, Mastung, Gwadar and Karachi. Families of the victims have once again appealed for justice, urging authorities to end what they described as a systematic violation of human rights and constitutional protections, as reported
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Balochistan witnesses surge in alleged enforced disappearances by security
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Reports reveal a worrying escalation in cases of enforced disappearances across Balochistan and Karachi, allegedly carried out by Pakistani security agencies. The incidents have once again highlighted Pakistan's persistent disregard for basic human rights and accountability in its restive pr
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New Balochistan killings put spotlight on Pakistan's handling of enforced
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In yet another grim episode highlighting Pakistan's worsening human rights record in Balochistan, the mutilated bodies of five men were found across three districts, one of whom had previously been "forcibly disappeared", as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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