ISLAMABAD: Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), in collaboration with the Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights (PCHR), marked International Migrants Day 2025 with a panel discussion highlighting the challenges faced by overseas Pakistani prisoners. Speakers underscored the urgent need to strengthen and codify Pakistan’s consular protection framework to safeguard citizens abroad. Read More: Rights Groups Highlight Overseas Pakistanis in […]
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Govt to ensure foolproof security on Christmas: spokesperson
In response to a formal letter by Spokesperson for the Government of Sindh and Member Sindh Human Rights Commission, Mr. Sukhdev Hemnani, the Inspector General of Sindh Police has directed all concerned authorities to ensure foolproof and preventive security measures, along with effective traffic arrangements, at churches, places of worship and communal spaces of the […]
UoG drive against violence ends on safeguarding positive human values
Gujrat — The Hayateen Sociological Society of the Department of Sociology, University of Gujrat, concluded its sixteen-day awareness campaign on digital exploitation and violence against women and girls by celebrating International Human Rights Day with great dignity and purpose. A cake-cutting ceremony was held to reaffirm the commitment to safeguarding positive human values. Inspector Punjab […]
Protection of human rights a national obligation, says CJP Afridi
The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yaha Afridi has said that protection of human rights is a national obligation – anchored Pakistan’s constitutional vision, strengthened by our cultural values and essential for building a peaceful, democratic and prosperous Pakistan. In a special message released Wednesday with reference to the international Human Rights Day the Chief […]
President reaffirms commitment to protecting human rights
President Asif Ali Zardari reaffirmed that the Government of Pakistan remained committed to protecting and promoting human rights and would continue its efforts to safeguard the liberty, dignity and self-esteem of all citizens. “The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees freedom to every citizen, without distinction of caste, creed or colour,” the president said in a message […]
Dera Ghazi Khan: Tribal jirga members booked after man tortured in “red-hot iron” ordeal
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Border Military Police (BMP) in Phogla Tuman Buzdar, Taunsa Sharif, has registered a case against all members of a local jirga after a man was subjected to severe torture under an illegal tribal custom. Read More: Shahbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir to lead key tribal jirga in Quetta The victim, […]
Global icons call for release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti
Over 200 prominent cultural figures from literature, film, music, art, and activism have signed an open letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader jailed by Israeli forces in 2002. Barghouti, often described as the “Palestinian Mandela,” has been a central figure in the struggle for Palestinian statehood. Supporters view him as […]
Kasim Khan fears authorities hiding ‘irreversible’ condition
ISLAMABAD/LONDON: Kasim Khan, son of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, expressed deep concern on Monday that authorities may be concealing “something irreversible” about his father’s health. His remarks come as Imran’s family and party supporters continue protests outside Adiala jail, where the former prime minister has been barred from visits for over three weeks. Read […]
UN: 1,000+ Palestinians killed in West Bank over two years
GENEVA: The United Nations reported that Israeli forces and settlers killed more than 1,030 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over two years. The victims include 233 children, highlighting the severity of the ongoing violence. UN officials stressed that the increasing attacks have gone largely unaccounted for. At a press conference, a UN Human Rights […]
UN rights chief ‘concerned’ by new tweaks, lifetime immunity
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday that Pakistan’s hastily adopted constitutional amendments seriously undermine judicial independence and raise grave concerns about military accountability and respect for the rule of law. In a statement issued in Geneva, the human rights chief said the latest constitutional amendment, like the 26th amendment last […]