torture

News DeskIslamabad: 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…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Her merchandise worth only a few thousand rupees, mostly unstitched cloth but authorities turned a deaf ear to the wailing orphan who in her early teens was a bread earner for the family in Larkana and the…

News DeskIslamabad: 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 DeskKohistan: At least 10 members of the same family, including women and children, died and 13 others injured when a house caught fire and its roof collapsed on the residents in Siri Paye, an area of Lower Kohistan district of…

News DeskPeshawar: An exclusive protection centre has been established in Peshawar to provide shelter and free food to older people and persons under the age of 18 from the transgender community.District Officer Noor Muhammad said,…

Shazia MehboobIslamabad: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the lack of specialised healthcare facilities are adding to health complications caused by conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. An early diagnosis could help to prevent and…