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Fact-check: Bad weather, not IK, prevented helicopter rescue of men stranded in Kohistan
Islamabad: A video on twitter claims that five men stuck amid gushing water in northern Pakistan, could not be saved as the official helicopter was engaged by former prime minister Imran Khan. The short clip, which shows the five men…
Fact-check: Dubious HR Organization Promotes PTI
News Desk
Islamabad: A “non-profit” organization has recently taken a keen interest in promoting former prime minister Imran Khan’s PTI.
The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) , which claims to be advocating for human rights…
Unhappy Christian Couples Demand Right to Divorce
Farehia Rehman
Islamabad: Among many other problems that Christian community faces in Pakistan, the regulation of the matters of divorce is also a challenging one due to the inadequate provisions for the matter in the existing laws. Many…
Over 3,000 posts in minority quota lying vacant in KP departments
Manoj Kumar Lohana
Islamabad: As many as 3,378 posts allocated under the 5 percent minority quota arrangements are lying vacant. only 152 minority employees in posts across the KP province.
Information received by Boot Imtiaz Masih, a…
Rimsha Masih Case Haunts Slum Dwellers of H-9 Islamabad
Asma Ghani
Islamabad: 10 years ago, in August 2012, hundreds of Christian families, living in Mehrabadi area near G-12 Islamabad, fled their homes at night to save their lives leaving behind all their belongings after a teenage girl of…
‘Unclean’ cleaners of Islamabad
Asma Kundi
ISLAMABAD: Nida, 42, a Christian housemaid, rang the doorbell of a nearby house, where she worked as a cleaner and after the door opened, she asked the house lady if she could use their toilet.
The lady inquired why she…
Discrimination Embedded in Society against Sanitary Workers
Farkhund Yousafzai
Islamabad: With a metal rod to lift the sewer lid and a bamboo stick to unclog the pipes, Imran Masih kicks off his day to earn a livelihood. He is a sanitation worker in a busy neighborhood in Islamabad, who works…
Christian Community Battles for Burial Places in Muzaffarabad
Faiza Gilani
Muzaffarabad: “It was the toughest time in my life when we took our daughter’s dead body in a garbage-carrying vehicle for burial to Rawalpindi,” recalls Akhter Bibi, a Christian woman living in Muzaffarabad, adding that …
Fact check: Photo of IK’s relatives is not from 1930 Round Table Conference
Islamabad
Fact checkers has debunked claim of former prime minister Imran Khan that his grandfather’s brother and a Khaloo were part of the 1930 Round Table Conference. In a tweet Imran Khan writes “The picture is pride of my family…
Minorities’ Quota Remains Unfilled: Discrimination or Inefficiency?
Asma Ghani
Islamabad: Whereas the 18th Constitutional Amendment was termed a milestone achieved by the provinces after decades of struggle, some of the camp offices of Federal Departments functioning at Provincial Headquarters had to…