Human Rights

APP Islamabad: As the world prepares to mark World Press Freedom Day, a troubling reality is emerging from newsrooms and digital spaces alike: for many women journalists, the greatest threat is no longer just on the ground, it is online,…

News Desk Layyah: In a tragic incident in Chak No. 120 ML, a woman allegedly strangled her six-year-old niece to death. According to police, the accused had a dispute with her brother-in-law a few days prior to the incident. After…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: There are no straight lines in this picture, only a tangle of pipes, a sluggish ribbon of blackened water, and the quiet suggestion that something essential has gone deeply wrong. Along the edge of an open…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: He does not count in kilograms. He counts trips. Thirty bricks are stacked with practiced precision, balanced on a strip of cloth that separates skin from weight. The load rests on his head, but it travels…

News Desk Upper Dir: A teacher has been arrested after allegedly breaking both arms of a student during a violent incident at a government primary school in Upper Dir. The incident took place in the Siddiqa area of Ashiree Dara, where…

APP Peshawar:  A growing trend of risky social media video-making has come under scrutiny after the tragic death of a minor student in Peshawar, raising concerns over unsafe digital behavior among youth. The incident occurred in the…

APP Peshawar: A sudden surge in violent incidents across the provincial capital has left at least six people dead over the past 24 hours, raising serious concerns over law and order in Peshawar city.  The incidents include targeted…

News Desk  Lahore: Senior politicians, human rights defenders and international experts on Sunday warned of a steady erosion of democracy, institutional accountability and civil liberties in Pakistan, as the sixth Asma Jahangir…

News Desk  Islamabad: The international community has strongly condemned a deadly suicide bombing at an Imambargah in Islamabad, expressing solidarity with Pakistan and offering condolences to the victims and their families. The…

News Desk  Lahore: The Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell (AGHS) has announced that the 6th Asma Jahangir Conference (AJCONF) will be held on February 7 and 8, 2026, in Lahore, bringing together leading voices from Pakistan and abroad to…