Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Wednesday condemned PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry’s sexist and derogatory remarks about Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Kanwal Shozab on a live television show. In a tweet posted today, Mazari…
–Lawmakers pass resolution against India, call upon UN to hold New Delhi accountable for putting regional peace at stake –FM Qureshi says India itself divided over move by far-right BJP govt, with…
–Mazari demands probe into ‘criminal negligence’ of past rulers in not joining FATF –Rafique says govt should sign the charter of democracy before the charter of economy –Asif backs charter of economy,…
The country’s political leaders on Wednesday lauded Pakistan Air Force’s valiant act of shooting down two Indian aircraft, saying Pakistan has the right to defend its frontiers in wake of India’s aggression…
Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government is going to crimminalise enforced disappearances by amending the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). Taking to twitter, the…
Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari made a rather strange gesture at the opposition during Finance Minister Asad Umar’s mini-budget speech in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday. As the opposition was…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Monday broke her silence on the Sahiwal ‘encounter’ case and asserted that it was government’s duty to end “decades of tolerance for killing through encounters”.…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Government is committed to a depoliticising police department by introducing a merit-based system. Addressing a seminar titled “Police…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on child abuse was informed on Monday that 300 cases of child sexual abuse were registered in Islamabad over the last five years while another 260 cases went unregistered. A…
–Minister says talks being held with forum to set its ‘incorrect’ record straight ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has rejected a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report that claimed that Pakistan is…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Wednesday expressed surprise over the United States (US) administration’s decision to add Pakistan to the “blacklist for religious freedom violations” and said it…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Wednesday said that her ministry has recommended the education ministry to revise the curriculum of minorities and add human rights as a compulsory subject…
Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump was “compelled to perform a reality check” after Prime Minister Imran Khan responded to his offensive…
— Mazari says Pakistan has incurred losses due to US’s military presence — Khawaja Asif says relationship between Pak and US is of ‘betrayals and sanctions’ ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister of Pakistan Shireen…
Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Monday said that a proposed watta-satta marriage arrangement in the Rojhan tehsil of Rajanpur has been stopped. Watta-satta involves a marriage arrangement in which two…
Social media network Twitter has suspended Pakistani firebrand cleric and Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s account on Sunday night. Upon visiting the handle @KhadimRizviReal, a notification ‘Account suspended’ appears. The error reads the…
–Human rights minister says state’s duty to stand by its institutions, especially when they are targeted ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday said that appeasement of non-state actors undermines principles…
