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Pakistan: Sindh CM Murad Shah orders investigation into child marriages in
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has ordered an inquiry into child marriages in Dadu district after media reports highlighted the issue. He directed the Hyderabad commissioner to investigate the marriages of 45 underage girls in Khan Muhammad Mallah village and report on their social, eco
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Pak: Father forces minor girl to marry 72-year-old in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Despite laws against child marriage, such incidents continued to occur in Pakistan.
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Social activists in London raise issues of labeling Pashtun minorities as
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
While speaking about the condition of human rights in Pakistan, Azeem Masih, the Vice President of PMRO Pakistan, stated, "We discuss human rights issues everywhere. But I think that the issues in Pakistan are much more tense than anywhere else, especially because minorities in Pakistan are
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Protests held against alleged abduction, forced marriage of underage girl
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Protest demonstrations took place in Hunza and Islamabad on Sunday in response to the alleged abduction and forced marriage of an underage girl from Gilgit Baltistan, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan needs to strengthen pro-women laws addressing gender-based viole
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference here, the experts urged the country's government to stop inviting culprits involved in gender-based violence, as guest speakers in official meetings and seminars.
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Alarm raised over religious conversions of underage girls in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Noting Pakistan's previous attempts to pass legislation prohibiting forced conversions and protecting religious minorities, the UN experts deplored the lack of access to justice for victims and their families.
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Pakistan: Sindh High Court condemns Karachi police over missing girls' cas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday took notice of the disappearance of underage girls from Karachi. However, they expressed their disapproval that the police have not been taking any action for the recovery of the missing girls.
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Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty on 5 charges of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell faces decades in prison after a New York jury found her guilty on five of six charges related to sex trafficking of underage girls, the New York Times reported.
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R. Kelly's lawyers file emergency motion asking his transfer out of solita
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): R. Kelly's lawyers have filed an emergency motion stating that the singer should be released from solitary confinement.
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Prosecutors submit R. Kelly's hotel, flight records as evidence
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 17 (ANI): Prosecutors are leaving no stone unturned to prove singer R. Kelly an accused in a case involving racketeering and sexual exploitation of children. They filed a number of documents in the Eastern District of New York to strengthen their case against him.
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Prosecutors ask judge in R. Kelly's case to keep 'sensitive information' s
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Brooklyn prosecutors have asked the judge in singer-songwriter R. Kelly's case to keep some of the "sensitive information" including medical records sealed in order to speed up proceedings.
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R. Kelly pleads not guilty, denied bail
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): Singer-songwriter R. Kelly who is accused of several sexual abuse charges, pleaded not guilty in the New York City on Friday.
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