Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Members of a growing organised blasphemy business network in Pakistan are actively attempting to trap people into committing blasphemy on social media. Some Pakistani officials, including members of Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), conduct work on behalf of the blasphemy network, a report said. “The main purpose here is to extort bribes from the target in exchange for dropping criminal charges. In the custody of such people, the treatment is appalling. At …
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Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing grave concern over what it described as the widespread use of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, both physical and psychological, in detention facilities across the country.Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Friday, in a letter addressed to Sharif, the HRCP said that Pakistan’s legal framework remains …
Canberra, June 25 (IANS) The grandfather of a nine-year-old Australian girl Hania Ahmed who was killed in police firing in Pakistan has demanded justice, local media reported. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has previously demanded a transparent probe into the incident.”Whether we get justice because of him [Anthony Albanese], or police, we just want justice,” Australia-based ABC News quoted Mazhar Hussain Chohan as saying.Chohan spoke about the hours that followed the police shooting…
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) Several Pakistani economists and civil society groups criticised the country’s 2026-27 “austerity” budget, stating that it systematically undermined low-income household welfare, labour protections, and gender equality.At a seminar hosted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday, participants said that the “economic stabilisation” being touted by the Pakistani government was being achieved at the “cost of citizens’ survival and social jus…
Quetta, June 23 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and activists strongly condemned the life imprisonment handed down to four Baloch activists, including Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch, calling the verdict a “blatant miscarriage of justice” and “act of judicial terrorism” by Pakistan.The criticism came after the Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday sentenced four activists, including Mahrang Baloch, to life imprisonment in connection with a case …
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemned the killing of a Sikh couple who were reportedly serving as caretakers of a gurdwara in Mardan city of the country’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, saying that the incident has intensified concerns over the safety and security of religious minorities and their places of worship.The remarks came after unidentified assailants reportedly opened fire inside the gurdwara in the Babu Mohalla Khawaja Ganj Bazaar…
Islamabad, June 19 (IANS) Several human rights activists have expressed grave concern over the increasing threat to religious freedom in Pakistan, citing discriminatory policies, social attitudes and inadequate enforcement of constitutional protections, local media reported.Addressing a symposium titled ‘Advancing Religious Freedom Through Education: Emerging Challenges, Opportunities and Responses’ held at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Secretariat in Lahore, Pakistani lawyer Hi…
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed grave concern over persistent extrajudicial killings in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where 808 police ‘encounters’ reportedly have resulted in the deaths of 1,100 suspects.According to the HRCP, the organisation had earlier cautioned the Punjab government that the Crime Control Department (CCD) Punjab appeared to be routinely using lethal force as a tactic to “control” crime.Since the CCD was form…
Islamabad, June 11 (IANS) The proposed 28th constitutional amendment is being discussed in Pakistan as a potential attempt to reorder the federation, reshape authority and further concentrate power at the centre, a report has stated. “If the reported contours of the amendment are accurate, it could weaken provincial autonomy, alter the balance between elected institutions and unelected power centers, and deepen the constitutional instability that Pakistan has been struggling with for years, Paul…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Islamabad’s actions in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are not about security but maintaining an illegitimate hold through fear. Pakistani security forces have using brutal force against people holding protest against decades of exploitation, political disenfranchisement, and economic neglect, a report has stated. In recent days, protests have erupted in Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Neelum, and other areas. Led by platforms like the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAA…