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Activist Jibran Nasir returns home 24 hours after being picked up by unknown gunmen

News June 2, 2023

Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir returned home safely on Friday, almost 24 hours after he was taken by unidentified gunmen in...

People being picked up by ‘uniformed men’ but ‘nobody cares’, IHC says

News June 2, 2023

The Islamabad High Court (IHC)'s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Friday said that people are being picked up by men "dressed in" Rangers and...

Human rights activist Jibran Nasir ‘abducted’ in Karachi

News June 2, 2023

Jibran Nasir, a well-known human rights activist and lawyer, has gone missing after unidentified armed men cornered his vehicle and abducted him from near...

Govt urged to show restraint in military trials of civilians

News June 1, 2023

The government's decision to hold military court trials of the perpetrators of the May 9 violent riots following the arrest of former prime minister...

UN rights experts raise alarm over spike in Ahmadiyya persecution in Pakistan

News June 1, 2023

Four UN special rapporteurs sent a letter to the Pakistani government on March 31, expressing concern over the persecution of the minority Ahmadiyya community...

Court puts Christian youth on death row for alleged blasphemy

News May 31, 2023

A court in Bahawalpur, Punjab, on Tuesday sentenced a Christian youth to death on blasphemy charges, his lawyer and father said. Advocate Lazar Allah Rakha...

Enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings continue unabated in Balochistan: HRCP

News May 30, 2023

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the human rights situation in Balochistan remained a cause for concern in 2022, as...

Pregnant Christian woman tortured, illegally confined for trying to leave job

News May 27, 2023

A Christian domestic worker was beaten and illegally confined for a week by her Muslim employers after she tried to leave her job due...

Six women arrested, charged with blasphemy in Mirpur Khas

News May 26, 2023

Six women have been arrested and charged with blasphemy in Mirpur Khas, Sindh, on May 7, following a quarrel with local drug peddlers, according...

‘Victim’ or ‘survivor’- rebuilding narrative of abuse

Opinion May 25, 2023

Sexual assault is an act of extreme cruelty and injustice that causes insurmountable levels of trauma on the inflicted individual. When a forcible act...

Mothers seeking careers struggle to maintain their identity

Opinion May 24, 2023

Mariam* reminisces of her hurriedly typed assignments with merely an hour’s deadline for submission. She has recently completed a 2-year programme for a Masters...