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Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said the citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) should get equal rights like the people of Pakistan. more
Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles

Islamabad: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emergin ...

Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges UN labour agency

New York : Marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged States to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplac ...

Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal

New York : In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year earlier, representing the lowest first quarter ...

‘Toxic lockdown culture’ of repressive coronavirus measures hits most vulnerable

New York : Disturbing details have emerged from dozens of countries that a “toxic lockdown culture” against the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s m ...

World Sindhi Congress condemns abduction, conversion of two minor Hindu girls in Pakistan

London/Islamabad: The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), a human rights education and advocacy organizations for Sindh, has condemned the alleged abduction and forceful conversion of two minor ...

Pakistani religious scholar blames women for spread of COVID-19 in country

Islamabad: A popular religious scholar of Pakistan, Maulana Tariq Jameel, triggered a controversy after he blamed women of the country for the spread of Coronavirus.

Pakistan and tale of oppression of minorities: Two Hindu girls abducted in Sindh

Islamabad: Continuing the alleged oppression on the minority community even at a time when the world is struggling to combat COVID-19, two Hindu girls have been allegedly abducted from Pa ...

Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms

New York : The COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities for cooperation that Israelis and Palestinians must embrace to sustain Middle East peace efforts and bring an end to decades of ...

Human rights ‘uplift everyone’; must guide COVID-19 recovery response, says UN chief

New York : The coronavirus pandemic is not only a critical public health danger, it is also a human, economic and social emergency that is “fast becoming a human rights crisis&rdquo ...