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Islamabad, March 31: A recent report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Pakistan, particularly in the Punjab province, are facing significant constraints due to bureaucratic, legal, and financial pressures, which have...

Jodhpur, March 19 A 21-year-old woman, who was married at the age of 12, has secured annulment of her marriage following an order passed by a family court here on Thursday.In its order, the court noted the adverse impact of child marriage on the present and future of children and emphasised...

Etawah (UP), March 1 Two minors, a boy and a girl, were found hanging from the same branch of a tree in a field here on Sunday morning, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Shreesh Chandra said the bodies were discovered hanging in the Gopiapura village under the Bakewar...

New Delhi, February 19 IPS officer Simala Prasad, in her new book, “She Goes Missing,” examines the disappearance of “thousands of minor girls” every year, while looking at the role of law enforcement and the failure of society to “notice, question, or act”.Currently posted as Senior...

Islamabad, February 16 – Honour killings continue to be a serious human rights issue in Pakistan, as the number of reported incidents across the country remains high while the rate of convictions is low, a report has stated.A report in The Express Tribune Magazine stated, "Every now and then...