Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) A recent resolution adopted by the European Parliament has sparked international concerns about the protection of minority girls in Pakistan, with civil society groups calling for stronger legal protection against abduction, forced religious conversion, and child marriage. Terming it as an important expression of international concern over gender-based violence, child abuse and religion-based discrimination, civil society representatives welcomed the resolution and call…
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Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Catholic bishops, comprising three archbishops, four bishops, and a cardinal, from Pakistan visited the Vatican to submit their reports in different departments and meet Pope Leo XIV. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan President Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad, highlighted the challenges faced by Christians in Pakistan, a report has said. He spoke about the misuse of blasphemy laws, systematic discrimination, and the increasing number of forced conversions and…
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Minority rights organisations have requested Pakistan’s federal government to introduce constitutional reforms with a goal to strengthen protection for religious minorities, women and children as part of the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment Bill, a report has stated. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, leaders of the Minorities Alliance Pakistan (MAP) and allied groups presented a reform package that calls for introducing changes to constitutional provision…
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Human rights lawyers and defenders have sharply criticised the recent judgement of Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court which upheld the marriage of a minor Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, to a Muslim man accused of kidnapping her, while rejecting a habeas corpus petition filed by her father. They described the ruling as “a missed opportunity to protect vulnerable individuals”, warning that it risks exacerbating inequality and fostering a climate of impunity, a …