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Pakistan: Hours-long road closures near Karachi Press Club amid protests o
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Several roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) remained closed for hours as lawyers, rights defenders and civil society representatives held demonstrations against the conviction of Pakistan's human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, resulting in major traf
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Pakistan: Rights activist Imaan Mazari, husband detained in Islamabad whil
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The couple was scheduled to appear before a trial court on Friday in a case linked to allegedly controversial tweets, after failing to attend the previous day despite repeated summons.
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Pakistan's women's rights laws exposed as 'paper promises' at Karachi conf
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A roundtable discussion held in Karachi has laid bare the stark disconnect between Pakistan's women-centric legislation and the lived realities of women across the country, with experts warning that laws passed in Islamabad and provincial assemblies have largely remained symbolic. Speakers s
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Pakistan: Karachi's residents battle poor road infrastructure, weak law en
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In 2025, Karachi recorded 803 road fatalities. Yet, official data shows a 31.7% decline in deaths in the second half of the year, with fatalities dropping from 477 in the first six months to 326 in the latter half. Injuries also decreased, from 886 to 642 over the same period. Authorities cr
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Pakistan: Lawyers' convention rejects "defaced" constitutional amendments,
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A lawyers' convention in Lahore rejected proposed constitutional amendments, condemned a military press conference, demanded the release of political detainees and missing persons, called for biometric bar elections, and opposed a new property ordinance, citing threats to judicial independen
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Pakistan slipping into authoritarian rule, warn country's lawyers
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's legal fraternity sounded an alarming warning, declaring that the nation "stands in its darkest hour" amid what they described as systematic attacks on democracy, constitutional freedoms, and the rule of law. The statement came during the All Pakistan Lawyers' Convention (APLC), or
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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lawyers and citizens praised three Pakistani judges who resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an act to "preserve their constitutional oath and honour." Statements printed in Dawn said the judges chose principles over "expediency," defending judicial independence and f
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Imran Khan alive in Adiala Jail, Pak Lawmaker says regime pressuring him t
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Refuting the rumours about Imran Khan's death, Pakistan lawmaker Khurram Zeeshan on Saturday said the former Prime Minister is alive and currently lodged in Adiala jail.
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Pakistan: Law enforcement nabs four suspects behind extortion threats in K
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
As per the reports, the arrested group include the prime suspect, namely Junaid who allegedly made multiple extortion calls. The officials mentioned that important evidence was recovered from mobile phone of the suspects.
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Pakistan: HRCP pushes for a justice-oriented legal system at landmark conf
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) hosted a conference titled "Decolonising the Law: Human Rights and Legal Reform in Pakistan" to examine the enduring legacy of colonial-era legislation and its detrimental impact on Pakistan's governance and judicial systems.
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New Pakistan law sparks fears of systemic human rights abuses in Balochist
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The new law grants Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies sweeping authority to detain individuals, primarily targeting Baloch citizens, for up to 90 days without charge, based solely on suspicion.
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"Misleading": Kolkata police clarifies rumours of 'unlawful' arrest of law
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Kolkata Police arrested Panoli from Haryana's Gurugram on Friday night. She is a law student in Pune, Maharashtra. On Saturday, Panoli was produced before the Alipore Court in Kolkata, which remanded her in judicial custody for 14 days.
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