Sindh Minister for Home Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Zia ul Hassan Lanjar, has extended his heartfelt congratulations over the victory of the Asma Jahangir Group in the Pakistan Bar Council elections. In a statement, he said that the success of the Asma Jahangir Group reflects the strong confidence of the legal fraternity and serves as […]
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PM Shehbaz Sharif launches new initiatives for women’s empowerment
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed his commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment on International Women’s Day. He emphasized that providing women with equal access to education, skill development, and employment opportunities is crucial for achieving this goal. During the event, he announced the establishment of a Working Women’s Endowment Fund to help women overcome […]
LLF in NYC spotlights national debates
The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) usually involves professional writers and experts sitting and talking to one another in public, sometimes a debate, to provide a form of lively entertainment that highlights key issues in Pakistan. Therefore, the recent Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) that concluded in New York was not too dissimilar from previous years and […]
Does Sudan’s revolutionary anecdote is repetition of Pakistan’s resistance movement
On April 11, 2019, Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al- Bashir was deposed by the military after approximately four months of demonstrations. While some are applauding it as the extension of the Arab Spring, others are calling it a long-awaited Democratization of Africa. It would be unfair to admire Sudanese triumph without mentioning the sublime role […]
Pakistan needs Asma Jahangir now, more than ever: HRCP
‘In a year of general elections, it was inevitable perhaps that the progress and observation of human rights issues might be suspended, if not forgotten,” noted the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday. This was regretted at the launch ceremony of the flagship annual report “State of Human Rights in 2018.” It further […]
FIR requested against ‘mixed gathering’ at Asma Jahangir’s funeral
LAHORE: An application was filed on Monday requesting Station House Officer (SHO) Gulberg to register an FIR against Farooq Maududi, Munezai Jahangir and several others for taking part in ‘mixed gathering’ at Asma Jahangir’s funeral. Abdul Malik, resident of Sheikhupura and a lawyer by profession, filed the application claiming that the mixed gathering at lawyer […]
This ‘Asmaophobia’ isn’t a new phenomenon. We have a history of humiliating our icons
If some hardcore nationalist right winger Pakistanis ever get a chance, they would dig Asma out of her grave and kill her again or may be stone her to death once more. The kind of hatred spewed against her in the social media reflects decayed mentality of our people plagued with hyper nationalism and religious […]
Even in death they wouldn’t spare Asma Jahangir
BOL network has attacked all the men and women who attended the funeral of Asma Jahangir on February 13. Anchor Sami Abraham in his show criticised the gender inclusive funeral of human rights defender late Asma Jahangir and termed it as against ‘our culture’ and religion. This issue was discussed on BOL for two days […]
Twitterati mourn as Asma Jahangir laid to rest
Pakistan on Tuesday bid farewell to another national hero as scores of people gathered at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for Asma Jahangir’s funeral. Farooq Maududi led the deceased’s funeral prayers, while a number of prominent government officials, lawyers, celebrities, activists and ordinary citizens were present on occasion. The human rights activist was laid to […]
Asma Jahangir’s funeral prayers offered at Gaddafi Stadium
LAHORE: Prominent lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir’s funeral prayers have been offered at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore at 3pm today. As Pakistani attorney in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Akram Sheikh asked for the funeral procession to be adjourned, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar called out to all the lawyers saying, “If anyone wishes […]