political prisoners

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...

Washington, March 27 – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to press China for the release of a detained Christian pastor when he meets President Xi Jinping next month, citing what they called “ongoing unjust imprisonment and persecution” of religious minorities...

Srinagar, March 25 PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti called for reviewing the life sentence of separatist Asiya Andrabi and reducing it to the earlier provision of 14 years."This life imprisonment until the person is alive should be abolished throughout the country. It should be 14 years, as it was...

Islamabad, March 24 – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed concern over the "inhuman treatment" his wife, Bushra Bibi, has been subjected to in prison.Kasim Khan, the jailed former Prime Minister's son, posted on his social media platform X...

Srinagar, March 14 Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to grant bail to separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah and expressed hope that other "political prisoners" will also be released...

Hyderabad, March 14 Top Maoist leader Devuji, also known as Thippiri Tirupati, who recently emerged from hiding and joined the mainstream, has appealed to the government to lift the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist), saying the organization is willing to function legally and disband...

New Delhi, February 23 Six years after the communal riots that shook northeast Delhi in February 2020, activists and political leaders on Monday claimed that justice remains delayed, investigations are flawed, and rehabilitation is inadequate for many affected families.Speaking at a memorial...

February 21, New Delhi — Venezuelan authorities have granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners following the enactment of a new mass amnesty law after the removal of former leader Nicolás Maduro.The law, unanimously approved by Venezuela's National Assembly, aims to provide relief to...

Hyderabad, February 18 – Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin has appealed for Imran Khan, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, to be treated with respect.Azharuddin, who is a minister for minority welfare in the Telangana government, posted on ‘X’ on Tuesday to express his...

New Delhi, February 15 – Pakistan’s Supreme Court has intervened to ensure medical treatment for former prime minister Imran Khan, who is currently in prison, after reports emerged that he has suffered an 85 per cent loss of vision in his right eye.The court has ordered authorities to form a...