Pakistan beyond COP28 pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis, responsible for less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases. Flash flood, changing weather patterns, cyclone, rising temperature…. What is happening right now at 1.2 degrees centigrade of warming of planet earth is not because of the poor people in Pakistan,...
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October 9, 2023October 9, 2023Columns
DRIVING IS THERAPY
Having a comfortable car in your life is like a true friend and happiness .Whoever said money can’t buy happiness, just never bought a right car. Because life is just like driving through rough and tough surfaces, through ups and downs, through smooth and bumpy roads and all just to stay in our lane unless...
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October 3, 2023October 3, 2023Columns
Christian man faces blasphemy charges after sharing Biblical verse on Social Media in Sargodha
Christian families in a village near Sargodha city were forced to flee their homes following accusations of blasphemy against a local Christian man. The tensions ignited when 45-year-old Haroon Shahzad shared a Bible verse from 1st Corinthians 10: 18-12 on his Facebook page. While his post made no direct reference to the Muslim holy festival...
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September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Pakistan
Rising Attacks on Ahmadiyya Worship Places Demand Urgent Action
On 24.09.2023, in a continuous barrage of attacks the Punjab Police officials has yet again desecrated an another Ahmadiyya place of worship in Bedaadpur Wirkan near Muridke in District Sheikhupura. The police destroyed the minarets of the said place of worship during night time. On 28.08.2023 the TLP carried out a huge protest consisting of...
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September 25, 2023September 25, 2023Columns
Christians in Central Punjab fears mob attacks after multiple Blasphemy allegations
The aftermath of the Jaranwala incident, which unfolded in Faisalabad’s district, continues to cast a daunting shadow over Pakistan’s Christian community. The incident, sparked by allegations against two brothers for desecrating the Holy Quran and insulting religious sentiments, escalated into a rampage, leaving more than twenty churches and dozens of homes in ruins. However, the...
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September 23, 2023September 23, 2023Columns, MINORITIES
Martyrs of Peshawar Church Blast Remembered
This September, marks the ten-month anniversary of the tragic All Saints Church bombings in Peshawar. These bombings claimed the lives of over 89 churchgoers, leaving dozens more injured and disabled. Each year on September 22nd, special prayer services are held not only at All Saints Church to commemorate the martyrs but also in various...
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HRCP conference calls for the empowerment of marginalised groups in political and electoral arenas
A national conference held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom – Pakistan (FNF), has called for extensive reforms to improve the political and electoral participation of marginalised groups, including women, transgender persons, persons with disabilities and religious minorities. In his welcome address, HRCP secretary-general...
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September 20, 2023September 20, 2023World
UN Side Event Addresses Religious Detentions in Pakistan : Calls for Urgent Reforms
Jubilee Campaign, a prominent human rights advocacy group, hosted a pivotal side event titled ‘Faith in Captivity: Arbitrary Detention in the Name of Religion in Pakistan’ during the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The event served as a critical platform to amplify urgent concerns regarding arbitrary detention and blasphemy...
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September 14, 2023September 14, 2023Columns
Youth- The constructer of Peace & social harmony
Pakistani society presents a very beautiful but complicated picture according to its individuality, divided into different nationalities, colors, races, languages, tribes and brothers, our society is showing a picture of fights, riots and anarchy. In particular, hatred and fighting on the basis of religion and sect should not be acceptable in any society. Nations around...
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September 9, 2023September 9, 2023Columns
How youth breaking barriers for the Implementation of the SDGs
I always wounder and fascinated by the manifesto line of SDGs “No one left behind” isn’t such a powerful phrase on which i strongly believe that for the SDGs to thrive, young people who are part of the marginalized communities, must not be left behind! And that is how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...