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Pakistan's Ex-Minister Accuses Islamabad Of Weaponising Courts To Silence Dissent
A former Pakistani minister has accused Islamabad of weaponising courts to silence dissent against the state.
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Activists Urge UN Action On Pakistan's Enforced Disappearances, Abuses
The Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy organised a side event during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action."
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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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Pak Hindu Woman Killed, Skin Reportedly Peeled Off; India Responds
India on Thursday called on Pakistan to protect its minorities after the killing of a Hindu woman Daya Bheel in Sindh province.
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Pak Minister Compares French President To Nazis, Deletes Tweet After Backlash
Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday deleted her tweet, where she said that French President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis treated Jews in World War II, after France demanded her to withdraw her remarks.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Balochistan Activists Seek India's Help Against Pakistan's Human Rights Abuses
The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement or BNM and associated organisations called on the Indian government to highlight the atrocities of the "rogue state of Pakistan" and assist Balochistan's freedom movement.
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Deeply Concerned With "Troubling Trend" Of Human Rights Abuses, Religious Discrimination In Pakistan: US
Describing shrinking space for civil society and media freedom in Pakistan as "troubling", the United States on Monday said it remains "deeply concerned" over reports of human rights abuses and discrimination faced by people in the country because of their faith.
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Pak Left Red-Faced At UN As Baloch Activists Expose Islamabad's Hypocrisy
Baloch political activists and human rights defenders shredded Pakistan for atrocities and gross human rights violations against Baloch people. The Baloch Human Rights Council organised a briefing on 'The Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan' at a special tent at Broken Chair in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday.
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BBC's "Simple Explanation" To Pak Minister Who Accuses It Of India "Bias"
British public broadcaster BBC has defended the omission of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's mention from its interview with Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar, making it clear that it was "not an act of censorship".
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Father Beheads Daughter And Boyfriend For "Honour" In Pakistan
An 18-year-old girl was beheaded along with her 21-year-old boyfriend in Pakistan by her father and uncle, in what the police are calling yet another incident of honour, the media reported today.
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Pak Bids Farewell To "Moral Compass" Asma Jahangir, Thousands Mourn
Pakistan bid farewell to its top rights advocate Asma Jahangir Tuesday, with thousands cramming into a major cricket ground under tight security to grieve the diminutive woman described by many as the country's "moral compass".
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Did Pakistani Security Agents Kidnap Bloggers To Make A Point?
In the space of a few days last month, five Pakistani bloggers - all known as left-leaning social-media activists - were abducted and vanished into unknown hands. After a domestic and international outcry, the missing men suddenly reappeared this month - safe and unharmed, but just as mysteriously.
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Transgenders In Pakistan Celebrate First 'Birthday' Party In Years
At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering.
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US Lawmakers Ask Nawaz Sharif to Protect Religious Minorities
Expressing deep concern over human rights violations in the Sindh province of Pakistan, influential American lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect Hindus, Christians and other religious minorities in the country.
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Pakistan's Ex-Minister Accuses Islamabad Of Weaponising Courts To Silence Dissent
A former Pakistani minister has accused Islamabad of weaponising courts to silence dissent against the state.
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Activists Urge UN Action On Pakistan's Enforced Disappearances, Abuses
The Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy organised a side event during the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, titled "Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Amplifying Voices, Demanding Justice, Calling for Global Action."
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Pak "Rarely" Punished Officials Violating Human Rights: US Report
Pakistan faces a range of significant human rights challenges, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on freedom of expression and media freedom, a US report noted.
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Pak Hindu Woman Killed, Skin Reportedly Peeled Off; India Responds
India on Thursday called on Pakistan to protect its minorities after the killing of a Hindu woman Daya Bheel in Sindh province.
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Pak Minister Compares French President To Nazis, Deletes Tweet After Backlash
Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday deleted her tweet, where she said that French President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis treated Jews in World War II, after France demanded her to withdraw her remarks.
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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Balochistan Activists Seek India's Help Against Pakistan's Human Rights Abuses
The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement or BNM and associated organisations called on the Indian government to highlight the atrocities of the "rogue state of Pakistan" and assist Balochistan's freedom movement.
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Deeply Concerned With "Troubling Trend" Of Human Rights Abuses, Religious Discrimination In Pakistan: US
Describing shrinking space for civil society and media freedom in Pakistan as "troubling", the United States on Monday said it remains "deeply concerned" over reports of human rights abuses and discrimination faced by people in the country because of their faith.
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Pak Left Red-Faced At UN As Baloch Activists Expose Islamabad's Hypocrisy
Baloch political activists and human rights defenders shredded Pakistan for atrocities and gross human rights violations against Baloch people. The Baloch Human Rights Council organised a briefing on 'The Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan' at a special tent at Broken Chair in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday.
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BBC's "Simple Explanation" To Pak Minister Who Accuses It Of India "Bias"
British public broadcaster BBC has defended the omission of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's mention from its interview with Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar, making it clear that it was "not an act of censorship".
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Father Beheads Daughter And Boyfriend For "Honour" In Pakistan
An 18-year-old girl was beheaded along with her 21-year-old boyfriend in Pakistan by her father and uncle, in what the police are calling yet another incident of honour, the media reported today.
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Pak Bids Farewell To "Moral Compass" Asma Jahangir, Thousands Mourn
Pakistan bid farewell to its top rights advocate Asma Jahangir Tuesday, with thousands cramming into a major cricket ground under tight security to grieve the diminutive woman described by many as the country's "moral compass".
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Did Pakistani Security Agents Kidnap Bloggers To Make A Point?
In the space of a few days last month, five Pakistani bloggers - all known as left-leaning social-media activists - were abducted and vanished into unknown hands. After a domestic and international outcry, the missing men suddenly reappeared this month - safe and unharmed, but just as mysteriously.
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Transgenders In Pakistan Celebrate First 'Birthday' Party In Years
At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering.
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US Lawmakers Ask Nawaz Sharif to Protect Religious Minorities
Expressing deep concern over human rights violations in the Sindh province of Pakistan, influential American lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect Hindus, Christians and other religious minorities in the country.
