The residents of Basin, a densely populated region in Gilgit, consistently engage in flood prevention measures. This proactive approach isn’t due to flood predictions but because some sections of the banks along an age-old mountain stream flowing through the area have weakened. The stream’s water frequently spills over these compromised banks, resulting in recurrent damage...
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August 9, 2023August 9, 2023Pakistan
NCHR suggests improving access to justice for bonded labour
ISLAMABAD : National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has suggested improving access to justice for bonded labour and enhancing the capacity of District Vigilance Committees (DVCs) to suppress the use of bonded labour in the country. The recommendations made part of a research study “The Issue of Bonded Labour in Pakistan: Brick kilns workers in...
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August 9, 2023August 9, 2023Pakistan
Nikkah Registrars lack capacity on marriage rights, laws: Study
ISLAMABAD, August 8, 2023: A study on women’s marriage rights revealed that 86 per cent Nikkah Registrars (NRs) in Lahore believe the bride is not competent enough to negotiate terms of her nikkahnama, 85 per cent believe that delegating the right to divorce to women in the nikkahnama will increase the divorce rate and 92...
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August 9, 2023August 9, 2023Columns
Pakistan Faces Constitutional Crisis as 2023 Census Approval Threatens General Elections
Pakistan is currently grappling with a constitutional crisis following the unanimous approval of the 2023 census results by the Council of Common Interests (CCI). This approval may have significant implications for the upcoming general elections scheduled for later this year. The CCI’s decision has paved the way for the delimitation of constituencies and the...
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August 5, 2023August 5, 2023Pakistan
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan handed 3-year sentence in gifts case
Popular former leader arrested as his party vows to go to Supreme Court ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was convicted Saturday for improper handling of state gifts and given a three-year prison sentence, prompting his swift arrest. Khan was taken into custody in Lahore, where he resides, shortly after a court found...
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August 3, 2023August 3, 2023MULTIMEDIA
Powerful Voices Unite Against Unplanned Privatization: FES Pakistan Hosts Landmark Public Hearing on Workers’ Rights and Human Welfare in Pakistan, in collaboration with PSI and SHRC.
Karachi, Pakistan – Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Pakistan (FES Pakistan), in collaboration with Public Service International (PSI) and Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), successfully organized a “Public Hearing on Privatization and Public Debt in Pakistan” today. The event aimed to address the pressing issues related to privatization policies and public debt and their impact on workers’...
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August 3, 2023August 3, 2023Columns
Revisiting Article 370: Why India’s Supreme Court must undo the Modi govt’s move to usurp Kashmiris’ rights
The Supreme Court of India (SCI) is set to hear today a batch of nearly 23 petitions challenging the Modi government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which had given special status to Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The petitions, to be taken up by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, will...
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August 2, 2023August 2, 2023MULTIMEDIA
Prevention Of Radicalization In Society Can Be Accomplished By Creating Work Opportunities: Speakers
Islamabad: Radicalization in society can be averted by providing employment opportunities for people, especially marginalized communities. These views were expressed by the speakers at a seminar held at Rawalpindi Press Club on Monday. Former Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Mohammad Azam said the government must build a strong socio-economic contract between the citizens and the state...
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August 2, 2023August 2, 2023Pakistan
‘An Attack On Democracy’: Civil Society, Political Parties Reject Official Secrets Act”
LAHORE : The coalition parties of the PML-N-led ruling alliance, civil society, and lawyers have rejected the amendment bill of the Official Secrets Act passed by the National Assembly on August 1st, Tuesday. They were of the view that the legislation would adversely affect the state of human rights and civil liberties in the country....
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July 26, 2023July 26, 2023Columns
I Used to Be a Human Being
An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us, manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too. I was sitting in a large meditation hall in a converted novitiate in central Massachusetts when I reached into my pocket for my iPhone. A woman in the front of the...