Human Rights

News Desk Islamabad: Among the 592,072 disability-insignia CNICs issued across the nation, a significant gender gap emerged, with 420,715 issued to males and a notably lower count of 171,357 issued to females, according to a study.…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The leadership of the All Public Universities BPS Teachers Association (APUBTA) has made a fervent appeal to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faiz Issa, to take legal notice of the denial and abuse of…

News Desk Quetta: The recently concluded 2023 Census has counted 241.9 million people in Pakistan, with an annual intercensal growth rate of 2.55 per cent, raising considerable concerns regarding continuing high rates of population…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: The situation in Gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. I regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations,…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Two years after Pakistan became the first country in the world to specifically legislate on journalists’ safety, the state is still failing to use this important legal instrument to combat the rising impunity of…

APP Peshawar: The Social Welfare Minister has emphasised a ‘whole government approach’ to protecting children, urging collaboration and coordination for child protection services. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare…

News Desk Peshawar: We should liaise to fight polio with the same commitment that helped us defeat Corona, said Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali. Speaking at a ceremony held in Nishtar Hall to mark World Polio Day, Governor…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Amidst the unforgiving turmoil of Gaza, children face a daily battle for survival, navigating the relentless threats of bombs, bullets and missiles. But their struggles extend far beyond the scars of war,…

Fakhar e Alam Peshawar: The October 27, 1947, and August 5, 2019 are the blackest days in the history of Kashmir as on these days, India had made a deep-rooted conspiracy to rob Kashmiris of their history, language and ethno-cultural…

Bilal Hussain Islamabad: “We don’t purchase new dresses for years to meet the financial challenges and rely on donated or second-hand clothes and other things of daily life we need,” says Arshad Khan*, a security guard of a private…