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Saleem Raza & Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: In today’s fractious world, marked by cultural tension, identity politics, and rising global polarisation, the debate over freedom of speech is no longer just a legal issue. It has become a…

Laiba Hussan Peshawar: Jind Kaur, along with her children — twin sons aged one and a daughter aged two — was forced to flee her home in 2006. It was a time when the Sikh community was facing escalated militant attacks and religious…

News Desk Lahore: The Peoples Commission for Minorities' Rights (PCMR) has raised concerns over the government's plan to establish another National Commission for Minorities that lacks real power, warning that it will fail to address the…

News Desk Sukkur: Hindu-majority areas in northern Sindh resounded with firecrackers on Wednesday night as community members began three days of Diwali celebrations. Families lit earthen lamps and candles at homes and temples,…

News Desk  Islamabad: Ayesha Raza Farooq, Chairperson of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC), emphasized that both forced conversions and child marriages are deeply ingrained problems in society, disproportionately…

News Desk  Lahore: The Punjab government has allocated Rs 4 billion under the development fund for Human Rights & Minorities Affairs in the budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-25. According to the budget document, shared with the…

Aneela Ashraf/Shazia Mehboob Multan/Islamabad: In the present uncertain times for the nation, the only institution to which the aggrieved could turn for some form of justice is the judiciary. This is certainly the scenario for…