Tag: rights activist

Rights activist Idris Khattak abducted by unidentified men

PESHAWAR: Rights activist Idris Khattak was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified men while on his way from Akora Khattak village to Swabi, his driver Shahsawar...

Police identify body of woman found in Badin

BADIN: The decomposed body of a woman found at a deserted place in Vidhri Chak area of Badin district was identified as that of...

SC rejects plea seeking relief for Okara peasant leader: report

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) rejected a plea seeking the transfer of rights activist Mehr Abdul Sattar, working with peasants of Okara district, from a...

Female rights activist pushes back against blasphemy charges

WASHINGTON: A female Pakistani rights activist has broken with tradition and set a precedent by seeking legal action against the person who accused her...

11 rights activists, including Amnesty chief, set to go on trial...

ISTANBUL: Eleven human rights activists accused of terrorism charges were set to go on trial in Turkey on Wednesday in a case that has...

Karachi mourns slaying of rights activist

Funeral prayers of Khurram Zaki, a human rights activist and social media campaigner who was shot dead last night, were offered outside Chief Minister’s...