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Pakistan withdraws PEMRA amendment bill, says Information minister
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan, on Monday, withdrew the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 after the objections raised on the proposed legislation.
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Pak: Sindh High Rights Commission expresses concerns over attacks against
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) expressed concerns over the attacks against minorities, including attacks on places of worship and kidnappings and recommended the district administration initiate appropriate measures among non-Muslim communities to eradicate the sense of insecurity eman
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UKPNP delegation meets UK MP, discusses human rights concern in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) delegation met Labor British Member of Parliament Fabian Hamilton in Leeds and discussed the human rights issues people in the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) region, United Kingdom on August 4, UKPNP said in a press release.
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Pakistan: Report cites rise in persecution of minority Hindu community
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Hindu community, which happens to be a minority in Pakistan, are undergoing a series of threats and persecution, with killings, kidnappings and attacks on religious site being a common affair in the country, The News on Sunday reported.
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UKPNP highlights the poor state of affairs in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The speakers also discussed the denial of basic facilities and human rights, economic hardships, political suppression, forced migration of nationalist and rights activists, and Islamabad's suppressing voices of the Kashmiris.
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Pakistan: Hindu businessman kidnapped, tortured; PKR 5 crore ransom demand
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Jagdish Kumar Mukki was also brutally tortured by the unidentified assailants, who kidnapped him on June 20.
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Rape suspect accused of faking his own death can be extradited to US: Scot
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sheriff Norman McFadyen told Edinburgh Sheriff Court that Rossi’s extradition “would be compatible with the Convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998.”
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For Afghanistan to stand on its own feet, women must be educated: US speci
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
“For Afghanistan to stand on its own two feet, women must be educated and contribute to economy. If change to policies is made, it will be because Afghans have asked for it, not a result of foreign requests,” the US special representative for Afghanistan tweeted.
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US expresses 'deep concern' on Afghan women's rights during Doha meeting w
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The United States expressed "deep concern" regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls and expressed support for the people’s demands for their rights to be respected.
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UK: Kashmiri delegation meets British MP, discusses human rights issues in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The members also highlighted the discriminatory practices that prevent Kashmiris from participating in elections unless they pledge allegiance to Pakistan.
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Human rights situation, Afghan economy discussed during US-Taliban talks i
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As US officials and the Taliban hold direct talks with each other in Doha, the keynote points of discussion remained the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan and the country's faltering economy.
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Rights bodies criticise absence of women in meetings on Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A few women, who were interviewed by TOLOnews have said that women’s representation is necessary in the meetings related to Afghan conditions.
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