Islamabad, March 27 – Terming his father, Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, being detained as "arbitrary," Kasim Khan has raised serious concerns at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva over the Pakistani authorities' treatment, which...
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Kabul, March 9 – The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan strongly condemned the unlawful detention of women activists and members of civil society during the Women’s March in Islamabad, organized on International Women’s Day.“Peaceful assembly and freedom of expression are fundamental...
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Paris, March 7 – A leading international press freedom organization expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that the escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan...
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Islamabad, February 26 – Several international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concerns about the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect...
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Kabul, February 19 – The Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has stated that Afghan journalists stranded in Pakistan and Iran are facing worsening conditions while they wait for their humanitarian visas, according to local media reports.The group said that many journalists who left...
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In Jammu and Kashmir, the Accredited Journalists Association has praised the demand for a pension scheme for retired journalists, raised by MLA Zadibal Assembly Constituency and Chief Spokesman of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Tanvir Sadiq, in the Legislative Assembly today. Akashvani...
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