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 …
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Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Pakistani Christian brick kiln worker’s forced conversion into Islam, recorded in the country’s national database has prevented his five children from listing Christianity as their religion on their national identity cards. “Sufyan Masih, employed at a kiln in Kasur district of Punjab Province, said that his father, Sadiq Masih, was coerced into converting to Islam years ago while struggling with a debt owed to a former employer,” a report said on Sunday.According to a…
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A transparency survey, launched by Ipsos and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has found a gap between “perception and reality”, showcasing trust deficit between people and government institutions, local media reported on Thursday. The Index of Transparency and Accountability in Pakistan (iTAP), launched during an event in Islamabad on Tuesday, revealed that government departments usually have a bad image in public in comparison to the …
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A recent hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior has raised serious concerns about the poor state of cyber security in Pakistan, especially within key government institutions such as NADRA and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Lawmakers were told that repeated cyber breaches in these organisations have led to the leakage of sensitive personal data of citizens, highlighting major failures in data protection, according to a Business Recorder report.Senator A…