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Pak: Civil society protests planned as 123 trees uprooted for Nasser Bagh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Lahore residents and activists are protesting the removal and transplantation of 123 trees at historic Nasser Bagh for an underground parking project. Conservationists warn most trees may die, criticise poor timing, and urge the government to relocate the project despite officials defending
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Pakistan slammed for escalating enforced disappearances amid renewed Baloc
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Five people in Balochistan were allegedly taken by Pakistani forces, while two previously missing men returned home. Families and the VBMP protest camp demand the recovery of missing student Saeed Baloch, saying enforced disappearances are creating fear and disrupting education in the region
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Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protecti
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and forced labour. The report urges Punjab's government to rewrite the code in line with ILO standards and ensure genuine worker par
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Flemish MP calls for ban on Pakistan in Europe, labels it "terror state"
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"We are facing the same threats when it comes to radical Islamic terrorism. We are facing the same enemy. Pakistan is supporting financially, logistically, with all sorts of facilities, radical jihadist movements and terrorist groups. The attacks that happened only a few weeks ago here in De
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UN human rights chief warns Pakistan's constitutional amendment threatens
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep alarm over Pakistan's latest constitutional amendment, saying it poses a serious challenge to the country's judicial independence, military accountability, and the overall rule of law.
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Pakistan sees protests demanding review of 27th Amendment over judicial in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani citizens are protesting the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a threat to democracy and accusing the government of consolidating power. Demonstrators demand judicial independence and accountability, warning that Pakistan faces a legitimacy crisis if leaders ignore public co
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ITBP chief Praveen Kumar gets additional charge as DG of Border Security F
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a significant move, the Central government has assigned additional charge of Border Security Force (BSF) Director General to Praveen Kumar, currently serving as the chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
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Pakistan accused of weaponising courts to silence human rights lawyers
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a joint appeal, prominent international legal organisations have condemned what they described as Pakistan's "persistent judicial harassment" of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, urging authorities to immediately drop all charges and ensure the protecti
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Pakistan's hollow promises on women's safety exposed as gender violence, d
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Women's rights activists in Pakistan warned that gender-based violence is rising and most survivors lack access to justice. At an HRCP event, speakers highlighted weak law enforcement, poor support systems, low conviction rates, and inadequate mechanisms to address digital harassment, urging
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"We are not ready to call out enemies within": Retired Colonel Hunny Baksh
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Problem with us we are not ready to call out. We are aware there are enemies. It is not about 1990, it started sometime in 1985-86 where the first lot of people went for training. In 1991 we caught a group exfiltrating, those were the days where a lot of exfiltration was taking place. No
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Pakistan: Academic standstill at QAU as Baloch students protest alleged en
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Academic life at Islamabad's Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has come to a complete standstill as the Baloch Students Council (BSC) continued its sit-in for the third straight day, demanding the immediate recovery of missing student Saeed Baloch. The protest has effectively shut down the camp
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Pakistan: KP Chief Minister stages sit-in after repeated denial of meeting
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi held an overnight sit-in outside Adiala jail after being repeatedly denied a meeting with Imran Khan. He accused authorities of ignoring court orders and blocking access to Imran, while PTI raised concerns over the former prime minister's health and prolonged
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