Human Rights

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan’s rapid population increase brings both opportunities and challenges, as well as enormous human capital potential. To fully realize this potential, concerted efforts are needed to achieve gender equality,…

Wraa Noor Islamabad: Pakistan is the world’s fifth-most populous nation, and its 224 million population is projected to reach 338.01 million in 2050 and 403.10 million by 2100, according to the United Nations World Population Prospects…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: People would give their arms and legs to get a chance to enter the UK. The stories of unscrupulous agents demanding figures of 6 to 7 million for a work visa to the UK are rife and many innocent people looking for…

News Desk Islamabad: The meeting of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) and the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) was informed on Saturday that no evidence of torture or abuse of women prisoners was found in…

News Desk Islamabad: The Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP) has penned a letter to the Prime Minister, expressing deep concerns over the recently proposed amendments to the Higher Education Commission (HEC)…

News Desk Geneva: Kashmiri women continue to suffer the worst consequences of violence and abuse of power by the Indian security forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK) despite growing calls for the empowerment of women…

News Desk Islamabad: Federal Ombudsperson for Protection of Women Against Harassment (FOSPAH) at Workplace Fauzia Viqar found no evidence and received no reports of physical torture or sexual harassment by the Police or Prison staff in…

News Desk Peshawar: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday distributed sacrificial meat among the marginalised transgender community and artists, aiming to involve these neglected segments of transgender people in Eid…

News Desk United Nations: More than 2.4 million refugees will require resettlement in 2024, compared to just over 2 million in 2023, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report. In its ‘Projected…

Dr Samira Gul Peshawar: The recent surge in militancy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has posed significant challenges for journalists, necessitating increased responsibilities, concerns about safety, and the need for accurate reporting. In this…