Tag: Rights
From illegal dwelling to making homes
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday announced ownership rights to residents of 326,516 residential units of Katchi Abadis across the rural and urban...
Working against all odds
Challenging the engrained mentality of ‘chaddar and chaar diwaari’ in the society, women in Pakistan have begun overstepping socially constructed barriers to join the...
Old people have rights too!
Speakers at a workshop on Monday stressed the need for making legislation for the welfare of senior citizens.
The one-day provincial consultation workshop for...
‘Jail laws need to be amended in context of human rights’
Adviser to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Monday said that Pakistanis are battling against a mindset that is in contradiction...
Govt fully committed to safeguard the rights of laborers
The National Assembly was informed on Tuesday that the government is fully committed to safeguard the rights of the labourers and a number of...
PM affirms commitment for peace, democracy and human rights
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has affirmed commitment to create an environment conducive to peace‚ democracy and human rights in the country.
Addressing a function...
More progress still needed on child rights in Pakistan
Despite observing Universal Children’s Day for over half a century, this year’s celebration was especially memorable for me as Pakistan recently held its Universal...
Rights for children still an illusion
Despite observing Universal Children’s Day for over half a century, this year’s celebration was especially memorable for me as Pakistan recently held its Universal...
HRCP condemns sectarian slaughter
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday condemned the killing of 25 civilians in sectarian violence and called for serious efforts to...
Govt devising strategies to address issues of children rights: PM
Launching the national child rights awareness campaign in Islamabad on Tuesday‚ Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf said the government is devising innovative strategies to...
US House approves Russia trade bill with human rights slap
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to "name and shame" Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to...
Reko Diq case: Court to take issue to logical conclusion, says...
During Friday’s hearing of the Reko Diq case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the issue would have to be taken to its logical...
Safeguarding minorities rights
It is good to note that the minorities in general and members of Hindu community in particular have been assured at the highest level...
Low turnout as Ireland votes to improve children’s rights
Ireland has voted to amend its constitution to improve children's rights, giving the state greater powers to intervene in cases of abuse and neglect,...
Human rights protection is part of Pakistan’s genesis: Masood
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nation Ambassador Masood Khan, while speaking in the third committee of the UN General Assembly, said that promotion...
Implementation of property rights laws imperative
IPO-Pakistan Chairman and MNA Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has said that according to the global scenario, Pakistan is trying to implement laws to combat...
Bahrain revokes 31 opposition activists’ citizenship
Bahrain’s government has revoked the citizenship of 31 opposition activists for “undermining state security”.
An interior ministry statement published by state media said Article 10...
