Anila Gulzar, a prominent human rights activist from Pakistan, has condemned gender discrimination and atrocities against women in Pakistan.
Anila, who belongs to the Christian minority group in Pakistan, stated, “Pakistan has long struggled with gender inequality and systemic violence against women. Despite legal frameworks designed to protect women’s rights,...
Politicians and human rights organizations have called on the European Union (EU) to suspend Pakistan’s preferential tariff benefits for exports under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) until the country takes concrete steps to address widespread human rights violations and religious persecution, according to a report by Human...
Pakistan remains in the news for all the wrong reasons. The fifth Baloch insurgency that has continued with varying intensity since 2005 has taken an ominous turn with attacks of ever-growing ferocity and sophistication by pro-independence Baloch militias. A train carrying around 400 passengers, including several army personnel, was...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered an inquiry into an alleged ‘drone strike’ that killed nine members of the Gujjar community, as the group warned of protests against the killings.
According to the community, nine of its members — all shepherds — were killed in strike launched as part of...
Pakistan faces a severe water shortage crisis, significantly affecting agriculture and livelihoods across the country. However, in the face of this challenge, farmers in Hyderabad have taken proactive measures to address this growing issue
With the support of the Sindh government's Water Management Program, farmers have constructed small dams on their lands to conserve water...
Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces are already fighting rebellion. But now there is chaos in POK i.e. Pakistan occupied Kashmir as well. Pakistan is not able to control Balochistan, and at the same time, there has been a threat from POK that ‘if an attempt is made to...
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a protest rally in Hanover, Germany, to mark the 77th anniversary of Pakistan’s occupation of Balochistan.
Activists at the event highlighted the ongoing human rights abuses in the region, using speeches, placards, and slogans to call attention to the plight of the Baloch people....
India has reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir will always be an integral part of the country and strongly condemned Pakistan for its “repeated references” to the region during a United Nations debate on peacekeeping reforms.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has turned down Pakistan’s request to reduce taxes on property transactions, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Monday.
The rejection comes as Islamabad struggles to meet the conditions for securing a staff-level agreement, which would pave the way for further financial assistance.
According to sources,...
A Pakistan Day rally organised by the PTI on Sunday met “resistance” as it made its way to the Mazar-i-Quaid, according to a statement from the party.
According to the statement issued by party spokesperson Mohammed Ali Bozdar, the rally was led by PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh, Karachi...
