Quetta, April 9 – At least one young man was killed, and several women were injured in a drone strike carried out by Pakistani forces in the Mastung district of Balochistan, local media reported on Thursday.Citing reports, The Balochistan Post stated that Pakistani forces targeted a house in...
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Lahore, April 6 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) have called for an immediate judicial inquiry into the killing of over 1,000 people in "staged encounters" by a special police force formed by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz...
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Islamabad, March 28 The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the continued shrinking of civic space and restrictions on rights-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the Punjab province, describing it as a symptom of the democratic backsliding that the...
Geneva, March 26 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused the Pakistani authorities of serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and torture across Balochistan, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva...
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Islamabad, March 24 – A leading human rights group expressed concern on Tuesday over the recent abduction of a 15-year-old Hindu girl in Sindh province, Pakistan, highlighting the vulnerability of minority girls in the country.Citing family and community members, Voice of Pakistan Minority...
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Islamabad, February 24. Citing a new report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which reveals that the Punjab province's Crime Control Department (CCD) may be more violent than any other specialized squad in the country, a report has stated that policing in Pakistan cannot improve...
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Lahore, February 22 A Canadian national who came to Pakistan this month to conduct doctoral research on "anti-imperialist politics" has gone missing in Lahore city, police said on Sunday.Lahore police have registered a kidnapping case against "unidentified suspects" on the complaint of Yousuf...
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Islamabad, February 17 – The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the country's Crime Control Department (CCD) in the Punjab province for pursuing a deliberate policy of staged encounters, resulting in extrajudicial killings that fundamentally undermine the rule of law and...
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