Download IPFS A recent report by Amnesty International, in partnership with the Center for Law & Justice (CLJ), highlights glaring injustices faced by sanitation workers in Pakistan many of whom are from lower-caste Christians and Hindus. Sanitation work, including cleaning drains and sewers, remains a dangerous and dehumanizing task, frequently[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Kurram Jirga, convened by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister, concluded with a push for enduring peace and cross-border talks with Afghanistan to promote regional stability and economic growth. On August 9, 2025, the final session of a series of regional consultative Jirgas on law and order, hosted by[Read More…]

Download IPFS Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Balochistan Emir Maulana Hidayatur Rehman warned of a protest march to the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters if the federal government fails to implement an eight-point agreement within six months, following a recent march from Quetta to Islamabad. On August 7, 2025, Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the Balochistan[Read More…]

Download IPFS Rawat Police in Rawalpindi disrupted an illegal kidney transplant operation on August 7, 2025, arresting one suspect while six others, including a surgeon, escaped during a raid. On August 7, 2025, Rawat Police in Rawalpindi conducted a raid in Phase-VIII of Bahria Town, uncovering a gang involved in[Read More…]

Download IPFS The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) demands amendments to criminalize marital rape following the tragic death of a 19-year-old Karachi woman, allegedly killed by her husband after sexual violence. The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has called for urgent legal reforms to[Read More…]

Download IPFS A Peshawar resident faces charges from the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for cyberstalking and harassment after allegedly threatening to leak a complainant’s personal photos online. On August 8, 2025, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) charged a man in Peshawar with cyberstalking and online harassment[Read More…]

Download IPFS The seventh round of peace negotiations in Bajaur, Pakistan, between tribal elders and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended in a deadlock, with both sides unable to agree on a critical clause, raising concerns about escalating tensions. In Pakistan’s volatile Bajaur district, efforts to secure peace through dialogue have[Read More…]

Download IPFS The federal government of Pakistan has reconstituted the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CoIED) and appointed Justice (retd) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah as its Chairman. The announcement was made on August 8, 2025. According to official data, the commission has resolved 8,770 of the 10,607 registered cases[Read More…]

The Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) postponed its protest caravan against Pakistan’s ban on road travel for Arbaeen pilgrims after talks with Sindh’s governor. On August 6, 2025, the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), a prominent religio-political party in Pakistan, temporarily halted its planned protest convoy from Karachi to Hub in response to the[Read More…]

Punjab’s Crime Control Department killed four suspects, including a key figure in the Chung gang-rape case, in separate operations, raising concerns about police encounters. In a series of operations across Punjab, the Crime Control Department (CCD) reported the deaths of four suspects, including a primary accused in the high-profile Chung[Read More…]