Press Freedom in Pakistan Press freedom has never been consistent in Pakistan. Different regimes used legal and constitutional means to control the press from public debate and criticism. In it
By: Syeda Fiza Batool Gilani Sitting at a distance, oblivious to my presence or anyone approaching, she sat there staring into the distant nothingness. Her gazes though penetrating time, she
By: Sabir Shah The performance of the 41-year old National Assembly of Pakistan could be gauged from the fact that it succeeded in passing only 25 bills during 2011, meaning
KARACHI: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan chairperson Zohra Yousuf has expressed concern over growing problems faced by the religious minorities in the country. She was speaking at a press conference
ISLAMABAD: Human Rights Watch (HRW), an American-based international human rights organisation operating across the world, is against the Islamic provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan, the Toheen-e-Risalat Act, and is
By: Mahnoor Sherazee KARACHI: In a ward at the Burns Centre, 19-year-old Erum, softly stroked her severely burnt right arm. The sleeve of her blue and yellow cotton kameez was
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