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Pakistan: Sindh survey reveals 1.3 million children engaged in labour; maj
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The labour department, in partnership with UNICEF, officially launched the survey on Friday. It indicated that about two-thirds of the 1.3 million children are trapped in child labour in the agricultural sector, followed by manufacturing at 12.4 per cent and wholesale/retail trade at 10.8 pe
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Retailers defy government price caps in Punjab as PERA fails to curb soari
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Many items were being sold at prices significantly above the government-set rates. A citywide price survey uncovered major discrepancies.
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Pakistan: Transgender community accuses police of forced evictions in Khyb
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Leaders representing transgender individuals asserted on Tuesday that police are forcibly removing members of their community from various districts in the province.
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Sindhi leader denounces Pakistan's Punjabi regime for anti-Afghan conspira
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Taking to X, Burfat emphasised that it is a moral responsibility of the Sindhi nation to bid farewell to their Afghan brothers and sisters with dignity and compassion. He asserted that the Sindhi people are not part of Punjab's political or military conspiracies aimed at destabilising Afghan
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Pakistani labour rights ignored: Hydropower workers block Karakoram Highwa
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Protesters said that despite the government's notification fixing the monthly wage for 26 working days at Rs 40,000, they were still being underpaid and forced to wait months for their dues.
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Brutal shooting at Ahmadi worship site in Lahore reveals escalating hatred
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Condemning the assault, Ahmadiyya spokesperson Aamir Mahmood denounced the growing climate of hate and intolerance, stating that "continuous hate campaigns and incitement against Ahmadis" were fuelling such violent acts. He called on the government to act decisively against hate preachers an
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Pakistan: Abductions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reveal crumbling state control
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Dawn, the two teachers were abducted from Government High School Zindi Musa Khan in the Mandati Naika Zyarat area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Hoid police station. District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas Kulachi informed that the region has remained under consis
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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls' education suffers as stipend payments halt
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Dawn, the girls' stipend programme was initially launched by the Awami National Party-led provincial government after the 2008 general elections. The initiative provided Rs 200 per month to each girl student from Grade 6 to Grade 10 enrolled in government schools
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Pakistan fails its minorities: Hindu youth brutally beaten for eating at a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the victim, identified as Dolat Bagri, had gone to a roadside eatery for lunch when the hotel owner and several others objected to his presence. The group reportedly tied Dolat's hands and feet with rope, beat him mercilessly, and looted Rs60,000 from his po
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Pakistan's human rights abuses against Hindus laid bare at the UN
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the Council under General Debate IX, Dr Sharma stated that equality and dignity are the fundamental values that cannot be compromised under any circumstances. "We categorically reject all forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, regardless of where th
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Pakistan becoming "rogue state" with alarming enforced disappearance, says
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The event, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action", was convened by the Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan warns of rising exclusion amid minorit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
HRCP Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt reminded authorities that the bill was approved by Parliament on May 12, 2025, and has been awaiting presidential assent ever since. Nearly five months later, the Commission noted, there has been no clear explanation for the delay, raising fears of backpedall
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