Human Rights

News Desk United Nations: An estimated 13.4 million babies were born premature in 2020, with nearly a million dying from pre-term complications. Almost 45 percent of the 13.4 million preterm births in 2020 happened in five countries:…

News Desk Islamabad: A two-member Federal Shariat Court bench comprised of Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar and Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh on Thursday reserved its decision on the petitions regarding the rights of transgenders…

News Desk Peshawar: The Water and Sanitation Services Company Mardan (WSSCM) employees staged a protest on Tuesday against the delay in the release of their salaries. WSSCM President Akhtar Munir addressed the protesters and stated,…

Pakistan In Picture  Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Elephant Noor Jehan, meaning the ‘light of the world’, is now no more. It has been days since she breathed her last on April 22, and publicity-hungry officials went from one end to…

Junaid Ali Khan Islamabad: The relationship between man and stone is centuries old. Man has made a journey from the Stone Age to today’s modern age. It was a stone through which man learned to make fire to ward off the cold and also used…

Shakila Jalil Islamabad: If you have ever travelled to South Asia, especially Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, you will surely see beautiful trucks decorated with colourful carvings roaming the highways. These beautiful trucks are not…

News Desk Islamabad: A one-day painting exhibition titled ‘Uks-e-Aman’ was organised to promote peace, inclusivity, and social cohesion in local capacities. The programme’s core objective was to create discourse around women’s role in…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Although this is more of a ceremonial role it is nonetheless an important one. He would become the constitutional head of state. The British Government would be referred to his government responsible for discharging…

News Desk Islamabad: The Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) salutes the selfless work and response to the call of duty by the journalists, whether they are working at legacy or contemporary digital media platforms, remarked…

Wraa Noor May 3rd, the World Press Freedom Day, marks the substantial progress towards enabling a free press and freedom of expression around the world. However, media freedom, access to information, freedom of expression and safety…