London, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) reflects state-led refoulement on an industrial scale, prioritising political expediency over human lives, displacing more than two million Afghan refugees, shattering communities, violating international norms, and deepening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, a report highlighted on Saturday. “Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP), launched in October 2023, has evolved into one of the world’s…
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Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistani forces, while conducting counter-terrorism campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have many times been accused of using lethal force in ways that have repeatedly killed several innocent civilians, including women and children, a report has revealed. “International human-rights organizations and independent reporting point to airstrikes, drone attacks and ground operations that blur the line between lawful targetting of armed groups and unlawful, or at leas…
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has called on the Chinese authorities to ensure that human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed to reunite with his family in Beijing without restrictions ahead of his expected release from prison nearly after three years following a “baseless subversion” conviction. According to Amnesty International, Yu Wensheng is due to be released on April 13 after completing a three-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state …
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s position on women is not merely a case of gender inequality but reflects a broader systemic failure by the authorities to protect basic human rights. Amid a climate of institutional tolerance, practices such as forced marriages and so-called “honour killings” continue to persist across the country, a report detailed this week.Writing for the US-based online platform ‘Medium’, European political analyst and journalist Dimitra Staikou stated that despite …
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistani police have filed a case against the sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, several members of the national and provincial assemblies, and nearly 1,400 unidentified individuals under anti-terrorism laws following unrest on Adiala Road in Rawalpindi, local media reported.According to police, the FIR was registered on Wednesday based on the complaint of Sub-Inspector in charge of the Adiala checkpost, including charges of attempted murder and resisting law…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Pakistan has witnessed a consistent exodus of minority populations – including the Christians, Hindus, and other communities – reflecting a broader pattern of fear and insecurity. Since 1947, religious minorities have faced persistent atrocities across the country — including social prejudice, institutional discrimination and targetted violence, a report has revealed.“In Pakistan today, many minority girls live in fear that, despite being born here, they are not fu…
Geneva, March 26 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused the Pakistani authorities of serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture across Balochistan, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.Addressing the session, Naseem Baloch, chairman of the BNM, stated that the European Union granted Pakistan special trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) with the expectation th…
Kabul/Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law over the recent Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation centre in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, that killed over 400 civilians and injured more than 200 others.Responding to claims by Pakistani officials that the March 16 airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul had targeted an ammunition depot, Isabelle Lassee, Amnesty International’s Depu…
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s sanitation workers endure hardship driven by entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring, absence of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gendered exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply embedded in the fabric of the state and society, rendering it largely invisible, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in the European Times, with their labour sustaining cities, preventing disease, and upholdin…
Kabul, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in Sunni radicalisation across the country under the leadership of Army Chief Asim Munir, resulting in escalating violence against religious minorities like Ahmadis and Shias without recourse to justice, a report has detailed. “Pakistan’s two largest Muslim minorities, the Shia (notably Hazara Shia) and Ahmadis, have endured an unprecedented surge of violence and lynchings in the last couple of years. In November 2024 alone, over 40 …