Human Rights
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HRCP sounds alarm on shrinking freedoms and eroding judicial independence in 2025
Pakistan’s human rights situation deteriorated sharply in 2025, marked by a severe contraction of civic space, erosion of judicial independence,…
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Madrasa Teacher Booked Following Alleged Sexual Assault of 14-Year-Old Student
RAWALPINDI: Taxila Police have registered a formal criminal case against a madrasa teacher following allegations of sexual assault involving a…
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Judicial Commission Approves Transfers of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiani and Justice Babar Sattar from Islamabad High Court
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, has approved the transfers…
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The Shadow of ‘Progress’: Islamabad’s Katchi Abadis and the Human Rights Crisis
By Tariq Mehmood Ghouri ISLAMABAD: Behind the manicured green belts and modernist architecture of Pakistan’s capital lies a starkly different…
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Sahil Report Reveals More Than 9 Children Abused Daily in 2025, 3,630 Cases Reported
Islamabad: A comprehensive media monitoring report for 2025 reveals alarming levels of child abuse and gender-based violence across Pakistan, highlighting…
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924 Deaths in 8 Months: HRCP Questions Punjab CCD’s Encounter Policy
A new fact-finding report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the operations of…
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FOSHPA fines SBP Rs500,000 for denying paternity leave, terms refusal gender-based discrimination
The Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment, Fouzia Waqar, has imposed a Rs500,000 penalty on the State Bank of Pakistan…
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Federal Ombudsperson Orders Removal of HSA VC in Harassment Case
Islamabad: In a ruling with far reaching implications for workplace accountability in public universities, the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against…
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Another Transgender Person Killed in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Another killing of a transgender person has been reported in Peshawar. According to police, a transgender individual identified as…
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Abbottabad Police Report Major Breakthrough in Dr Warda Murder Case
ABBOTTABAD: The post-mortem examination of Lady Doctor Warda Mushtaq has been completed, and her body handed over to her family,…
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