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[a short compilation of statements from Human Rights organisations and Media Commentary and Editorials] HRCP slams killing of children in Taliban attack December 16, 2014 Lahore, December 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called the killing… Continue Reading →
In 2012, a Mumbai man entered Pakistan illegally and went to the heart of a conflict zone to find his Facebook love and rescue her from an arranged marriage. Two hours after checking into his hotel, he disappeared. Shivam… Continue Reading →
By: UMAR CHEEMA | July 1, 2014 Geo TV anchor Hamid Mir took six bullets in an April attack. Credit: The News (Pakistan) They wanted to kill him but he survived with six bullets in the body. He was not a case of… Continue Reading →
By IANS Published: 02nd July 2014 04:39 PM D: A Pakistan court has issued notice to the defence and interior ministries demanding an explanation on the disappearance of an Indian national from Kohat district in 2012, a media report said Wednesday. During… Continue Reading →
By Priya Joshi June 21, 2014 22:10 BST GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING: The body of 20-year-old Muzammil Bibi was discovered by her parents.Reuters A man has confessed to the rape and murder of a woman in Pakistan. 20-year-old Muzammil Bibi’s body… Continue Reading →
पाकिस्तान के एक मशहूर शायर सलमान हैदर की एक कविता ‘मैं भी काफ़िर, तू भी काफ़िर” इन दिनों चर्चा का विषय बनी हुई है और पाकिस्तान में इस कविता पर विवाद भी हो रहा है। (न सिर्फ पाकिस्तान… Continue Reading →
Farzana Perveen’s murder was not the first time men played the game of honour on a woman’s body. In societies like Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and much of the Middle East and Africa, this is an everyday reality women have to… Continue Reading →
LAHORE, Pakistan — A pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family in front of a Pakistani high court on Tuesday for marrying the man she loved. Nearly 20 members of the woman’s family, including her father and brothers, attacked… Continue Reading →
BY DANIEL HOUGENDOBLER In early 2011, a CIA-recruited Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, entered Osama Bin Laden’s compound posing as a Hepatitis B vaccination worker. His real intention was togather samples of the Bin Laden family’s DNA to aid the CIA in locating the… Continue Reading →
s Two Indian journalists, one from PTI and the other from The Hindu, were recently expelled from Pakistan. As far as known, the two scribes had done nothing objectionable to invite such a harsh action. The expulsions, which come at… Continue Reading →