Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the recent action against senior Pakistani journalist Nadir Khan by the country’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), describing it as a direct attack on press freedom and an attempt to intimidate journalists. Citing details, the rights body stated that Nadir uploaded a sensitive news story regarding the alleged smuggling of LPG through a cargo ship at Karachi Port, after which a c…
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Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Pakistan, a non-government organisation, has revealed that as many as 258 rape cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2025. However, only one conviction was recorded, the local media reported. Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed the fresh statistics in a 2025 human rights report launched at the Peshawar Press Club, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.During the launch of the report, the council’s provincial pre…
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Raising serious doubts over the freedom of press in Pakistan, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), has condemned the use of legal harassment to prolong detention of digital journalist and YouTube host Sohrab Barkat and called for his immediate release. 31-year-old Barkat, an Islamabad-based correspondent for Pakistani news outlet Siasat, was detained at Islamabad International Airport while…
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the arrest of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta, describing the action as a violation of fundamental rights. The remarks came after activist and lawyer Imaan and her husband, Hadi, were reportedly arrested in Islamabad on Friday while they were on their way to the district courts.Both Imaan and Hadi, were indicted by an Islamabad court in October last year i…
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday condemned the country’s Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) for suspending the practising license of lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq, describing the move as a “violation of the principles of justice, the independence of the law, and fundamental human rights”. The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) in the Pakistan province on Thursday suspended the practising licence of Mian Ali Ashfaq for representing social media influencer Rajab Butt before…