Let us stop pretending that Azad Kashmir is an ordinary political playground. It is not. This is a territory of barely 13,297 square kilometres, divided into three divisions and 10 districts and a Line of Control stretching approximately 528 kilometres. In such a place, one burning road is never just one burning road. One day […]
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Rights of minorities in Pakistan
Pakistan is a country in which the Constitution guarantees all the fundamental rights to its citizens. Especially when we talk about the basic rights of minorities in Pakistan, so the purpose is to provide them religious freedom, equal access to services and cultural preservation. The Constitution of Pakistan and laws provide a framework for protecting […]
Iran blames US after being removed from UN rights body
Iran on Thursday accused the United States of orchestrating its removal from a UN women’s rights body over its response to protests triggered by death of Mahsa Amini. The Islamic republic has seen waves of protests since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a young Iranian Kurd who had been arrested for allegedly violating […]
Shawalian residents protest against installation of stone crushing plant
Shawalian residents protest against installation of stone crushing plant. Despite a ban on cutting hills in Hazara division, the Department of Mines and Minerals Tuesday has started leasing the land for cutting mountains in the tourist areas of District Abbottabad. The lease contract which permitted stone crushing would destroy the natural environment of the area […]
Bill moved in Senate to improve living standard of transgender persons
ISLAMABAD: A private members’ bill was moved in Senate on Monday seeking amendments in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2018 aimed to reduce suffering, improve standard of living and bring reform in the lives of the deprived segment of society. The Bill moved by Senator Fawzai Arshad, was seeking amendments in definitions […]
115 killed in military crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people in a crackdown on separatist agitators in the country’s restive southeast. Violence has flared in Nigeria’s southeastern states this year, claiming the lives of at least 127 police or members of the security services, according to the […]
US moves to shield secrets in Saudi spy case in Canada
US officials are intervening in a Canadian lawsuit involving a former Saudi spymaster, documents show, a rare move in a complex legal battle that threatens to blow the lid on sensitive undercover work. Saad Aljabri, a former intelligence czar exiled in Canada, is embroiled in a bitter royal feud between ousted former crown prince Mohammed […]
US lawmakers push corporate sponsors to shun Beijing Olympics
US lawmakers on Tuesday pressed corporate sponsors to pull out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, accusing them of supporting what Washington considers genocide in China’s Xinjiang region, but the companies contended they had little influence. In an often fiery hearing, members of Congress berated representatives from five major US corporations that will sponsor the Winter […]
Indian court orders release of activist jailed for cow dung comment
India’s top court Monday ordered the release of an activist arrested on sedition charges two months ago for a Facebook post that said cow dung did not cure coronavirus. Erendro Leichombam, 40, made the comments in May after the death of a Manipur state politician from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. […]
Egypt frees activists amid criticism of rights record
Egypt on Sunday freed six activists including journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, a symbol of the 2011 revolution, just days after Washington warned Cairo over a crackdown on rights activists. Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014, the former army chief has overseen a sweeping crackdown on dissent. On Wednesday, the United States warned Egypt […]