Download IPFS National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq calls for peaceful resolutions to the Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine disputes, emphasizing adherence to United Nations Security Council resolutions to uphold human rights. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan, has urged the international community to pursue[Read More…]

Download IPFS Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif pledges a relentless crackdown on child trafficking, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy to protect vulnerable children across the province. On July 30, 2025, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif reaffirmed her administration’s unwavering commitment to eliminating the illegal trafficking of children, labeling[Read More…]

Download IPFS Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has called for the universal recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking at a high-level summit at the United Nations (UN) in New York, Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s longstanding commitment to the two-state solution and demanded full[Read More…]

Download IPFS Sanitation workers across Pakistan continue to face entrenched discrimination, with many from religious minority and low-caste backgrounds compelled into hazardous labour without meaningful choice. A recent human rights report has highlighted how these workers are disproportionately drawn from non-Muslim communities and often endure systemic mistreatment, social exclusion, and[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has confirmed that at least 405 honour killings took place across the country in 2024, a grim reflection of persistent violence against women and a lack of enforcement in rural regions. Most of the victims were women, murdered by relatives under[Read More…]

Download IPFS Authorities in Rawalpindi have arrested nine individuals, including the father and former husband of 18-year-old Sidra Bibi, in connection with what police describe as an “honor killing.” The incident has reignited national outrage over the continuing prevalence of such crimes in Pakistan. According to law enforcement officials, the[Read More…]

Download IPFS The provincial government of Punjab has declared all public parks across the region as smoke-free zones under the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers’ Health Ordinance 2002. This move comes as part of a broader initiative to promote public health and protect citizens, particularly children and families,[Read More…]

Download IPFS The Opposition in the Punjab Assembly has urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to intervene in the Anti-Terrorism Courts’ (ATCs) handling of the May 9, 2023, cases, alleging serious violations of fair trial rights for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members. The Opposition in the Punjab Assembly has[Read More…]

Download IPFS Pakistan faces mounting scrutiny as the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) documents 405 honor killings this year, exposing systemic failures to protect vulnerable citizens, primarily women from archaic tribal violence. The recent execution-style murder of a Baloch couple by tribal decree and the Islamabad shooting of social[Read More…]

Download IPFS A shocking murder in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province has ignited nationwide outrage after video evidence surfaced showing a man publicly executing his teenage sister for allegedly “bringing dishonor” to their family. The gruesome incident, captured on mobile footage and circulating widely on social media, depicts the 22-year-old assailant[Read More…]