Human Rights

News Desk Islamabad: The National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) has called upon all political parties to prioritise child rights by incorporating a dedicated chapter on the "protection, promotion, and fulfilment of child…

News Desk Islamabad: As Pakistan marked Universal Children’s Day on November 20, the Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) highlighted alarming statistics on child labour, sexual abuse, and out-of-school children, calling for…

Muhammad Yousaf Lahore: Despite the enactment of key legislation and sustained efforts to curb domestic violence, the problem continues to persist across societies due to weak enforcement and entrenched socio-cultural norms, said…

News Desk Sargodha: A sexual assault survivor has appealed to Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Shariq Kamal Siddiqui, seeking justice against influential perpetrators. Speaking to the media…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Columns of Palestinians, some sick and some wounded, made their way out of Gaza's largest hospital Saturday, walking for hours through the debris of war as they sought a new refugee. The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City…

APP United Nations: Lack of fuel is jeopardising 'the entire architecture of the humanitarian response' in Israel-blockaded Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestine…

APP Islamabad: In a bid to celebrate Universal Children’s Day, the ‘Colour of Dreams’ competition successfully engaged children in a meaningful dialogue about child rights, empowering them to become advocates for change and contribute to…

News Desk Islamabad: Today’s world is going through an extremely critical threshold due to economic crises, pandemics, famine, climate change and ongoing conflicts. The key to motivating us in the face of humanitarian crises is the…

News Desk Islamabad: A new study by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) emphasises the gendered character of identities, associating women with gendered identities, males with patriotic and ethicised identities, and…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: The'hope' comes from seeing the estimated half a million Britons from around the UK of all backgrounds—Muslims, Christians, Jews, and those of other faiths and none faiths—converge on London in defiance of Suella to…