Across Pakistan, a chorus of protests, demonstrations, and press conferences echoed the collective demand for justice in the wake of a shocking and brutal attack on religious minority. On August Minority Rights Activists and Civil Society Demand Justice for Barbaric Attack on Churches and Homes of Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan16, 2023, an unfortunate incident unfolded...
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August 18, 2023August 18, 2023MINORITIES, Pakistan
Capital police set up Minority Protection Unit
ISLAMABAD: A Minority Protection Unit with the deployment of 70 personnel has been established in the capital police. Zonal police superintendents have been made responsible for the protection of the lives and property of minorities and their worship places, the police said. The unit was established in response to the recommendation of the National Minorities...
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August 17, 2023August 17, 2023Pakistan
Peace and Education Foundation (PEF) Condemns Mob Attack on Church and Christian Community in Jaranwala
The Peace and Education Foundation (PEF) condemned the recent mob attack on a church and the Christian community in Jaranwala, district Faisalabad. The attack, which took place on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, resulted in the burning of several churches and homes, as well as the forced evacuation of the Christian community. The President of PEF...
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August 16, 2023August 16, 2023MINORITIES, Pakistan
A church and a Christian settlement were burnt down in Jaranwala after the alleged desecration of Quran and blasphemy
Alleged Desecration of Holy Quran & Prophet Muhammad Sparks Violence and Attacks on Churches and Homes of Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan Faisalabad, August 16, 2023 – A distressing incident of alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad and desecration of Quranic pages attributed to Raja Masih, a Christian man, has triggered a wave of violence and attacks...
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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 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 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 18, 2023July 18, 2023Pakistan
China rolls over another $600m loan to Pakistan: PM Shehbaz
China has rolled over a $600 million loan to Pakistan, helping shore up the country’s foreign exchange reserves on the back of an IMF deal, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday. This was in addition to over $5 billion in loans that longtime ally China has rolled over for Pakistan in the last three months, the...
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July 7, 2023July 7, 2023Pakistan
Apex court gets 2nd female judge as Justice Mussarat Hilali takes oath
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan gained its second female judge on Friday as Justice Mussarat Hilali took oath. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial administered the oath to Justice Hilali — who had been serving as the Peshawar High Court (PHC) chief justice — during a ceremony held at the ceremonial hall of the SC....