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International Women's Day 2026: HRFP urges enforcement of constitutional s
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) marked International Women's Day by demanding the enforcement of constitutional rights for minority girls. The group highlighted the abduction and forced conversion of Areeba Asif Masih, urging Pakistani authorities to implement child protection laws and en
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Two missing men found dead in Balochistan; BYC slams Pakistan
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Two bodies were found in Panjgur, Balochistan, raising concerns over enforced disappearances. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee alleged both victims were previously taken by armed men linked to security forces. Rights groups highlighted a continuing pattern of disappearances and killings in the
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Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to quash longstanding blasphemy case of
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Pakistani authorities to quash the decades-long blasphemy conviction of academic Junaid Hafeez, who has been held in prison for 13 years under the country's strict blasphemy laws, highlighting serious concerns about due process and human rights violati
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BLA releases identities of seven members killed during Operation Herof Pha
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Operation Herof was earlier announced by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a coordinated offensive targeting Pakistani security facilities across several locations in Balochistan, including Noshki, Turbat, and Gwadar. Pakistani authorities have not issued comprehensive official casualty fi
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Bangladesh pays heartfelt tribute to the language martyrs of 1952
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The West Pakistani regime had declared Urdu as the sole state language of Pakistan. In protest, students in Dhaka rose up, and the regime opened fire on the demonstrators. However, the movement continued to grow, and eventually the West Pakistani authorities were forced to recognize Bengali
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Pakistan intensified crackdown on media, opposition and civil society in 2
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani authorities intensified their crackdown on media freedom, political opposition and civil society groups in 2025 by using vague and overbroad laws, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in its World Report 2026.
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Pakistan: Over 600 child abuse videos recovered as major exploitation netw
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani authorities have busted a major network involved in the production, distribution, and sale of obscene videos featuring children, arresting a key suspect and recovering more than 600 videos, The Express Tribune reported, citing officials.
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Silence surrounds disappearance of Baloch activist as rights groups slam P
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Seven years after the enforced disappearance of Baloch activist Rashid Hussain, human rights organisations, families of the disappeared, and Baloch activists have renewed demands for accountability, accusing Pakistani authorities of continuing to conceal his fate, as reported by The Balochis
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Amnesty International raises alarm over detention of Islamabad-based journ
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taking to social media platform X, the organisation stated, "Sohrab Barkat, a journalist, was detained by Pakistani authorities last month for alleged criticism of state institutions online. Since then, he has been implicated in three separate cases under Pakistan's cybercrime law"
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Pak: Imran Khan's sister allowed jail visit amid PTI protests, Section 144
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani authorities allowed Imran Khan's sister to meet him at Adiala Jail amid PTI protests over restricted visits. Section 144 has been imposed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with officials warning of action against gatherings. Security has been tightened, while PTI leaders continue dem
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"You can't put somebody in jail and make him disappear": Shashi Tharoor on
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed concern over the silence surrounding Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's health, urging Pakistani authorities to provide clarity.
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PoJK drowns in filth as Pakistani authorities look away
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The worsening sanitation crisis in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has sparked widespread outrage among citizens, who accuse the Pakistani-backed administration of negligence and failure to maintain even basic cleanliness.
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