Brussels, July 12 (IANS) The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the Pakistani authorities to end the abduction and forced conversion to Islam of girls belonging to religious minority communities, according to a latest report. Citing United Nations data for 2025, the resolution stated that Christian girls account for nearly 25 per cent of cases involving forced religious conversion through marriage. In the resolution, Members of the European Parliament urged Pakistan to estab…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s troubles appear far from over. Even as the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) has called for intensified protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has also escalated its activities in Balochistan, adding to Islamabad’s growing challenges.Casualties among Pakistan’s security personnel have risen sharply over the past few months. The scale of the losses is evident from the fact that 38 security personnel were killed bet…
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Amid escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) that has left dozens dead, the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) announced a long march towards Muzaffarabad on July 15, while urging the people across the region to join the protest in large numbers.Citing reports, the JAAC said that another two young men were killed in the firing by the Pakistani forces, as tensions in the occupied territory intensify.“Every ruler sitting in the Muzaffarabad Assembly is res…
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Quetta sentenced Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch to life imprisonment, sparking criticism from international human rights organisations and reigniting concerns over the trajectory of the rule of law in the country. However, the case has demonstrated how Pakistan’s “Hard State” doctrine is evolving from a counterterrorism strategy into a broader model of governance, a report has detailed. This transformation did not take place overnigh…
Quetta, July 1 (IANS) Another three civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations alleged on Wednesday. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 20-year-old driver Azizullah was allegedly taken away by Pakistani forces during a raid on June 29 in the Paroom area of the Panjgur district.Citing reports, the rights body stated that security forces, accompanied by a state-backed armed group, took him to…
Quetta, June 30 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Tuesday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of three others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed the dead body of 15-year-old student Saif Jan was dumped in the Airport Road area in the Panjgur district on Monday, after he had remained missing for nea…
Dublin, June 29 (IANS) Several international human rights organisations and activists have expressed solidarity with human rights defender Sammi Deen Baloch over the 17-year enforced disappearance of her father, Deen Mohammad Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), from Balochistan.Marking 17th anniversary since the enforced disappearance of Deen Mohammad by Pakistani forces from Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on June 28, 2009, Ireland-based rights group Front Line Defend…
Quetta, June 26 (IANS) UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Andrea Bolanos Vargas expressed serious concern over the life sentences handed down to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shah Ji, calling on Pakistan’s judiciary to overturn what she described as “unjust convictions.”She cited multiple alleged violations during the proceedings, including denial of fair trial and due process, abuse of antiterrorism laws, criminalisation …
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday categorically rejected Pakistan’s “fabricated claims” linking India to the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that such remarks reflected a desperate bid by Islamabad to divert attention from its own failures and human rights abuses. Responding to a question during the weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed allegations made by Pakistan’s Defence Minister b…
New York, June 23 (IANS) At least 13 international human rights organisations called on the Government of Bangladesh to revise the proposed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bill, 2026, warning that the legislation could reduce the commission to a largely “symbolic body” lacking the authority and independence needed to ensure accountability.In a joint statement, the human rights organisations said that the Bangladeshi authorities must ensure that the bill aligns with international stan…