Tag: rights
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Imran Khan not being allowed to use THIS electric item
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s legal counsel Naeem Haider Panjutha has said that his high-profile client isn’t being allowed the use of an electric item in jail. Talking to journalists outside Adiala Jail, he recorded his protest that, “Imran Khan isn’t being allowed to use an electronic toothbrush.” The lawyer further said, “He [Imran Khan]…
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Lady health workers standing up for their rights
“Lady Health Workers (LHWs) should not be asked to do security duty during elections,” said Bushra Arain, Founder and Chairperson of the All Lady Health Workers’ Programme Union (ALPU). Acknowledging that other government workers are called in for duty, Bushra Arain pointed out that they are given easier tasks and are trained before the elections.…
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After months of treatment, 13-year-old Rizwana to be discharged from hospital
Rizwana, the underage domestic help tortured at work, will be discharged next week from hospital following months of treatment and surgeries. The 13-year-old has been undergoing treatment at the General Hospital in Lahore for the past five months. Talking to GeoNews, Principal Amiruddin Medical College Professor Al Farid Zafar said that Rizwana’s condition has improved…
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Equal pay, new contracts, and room for improvement; what is happening in women’s cricket around the world?
Pakistan It is the first time that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given domestic contracts to 74 women cricketers. The period of the contracts is 11 months. 43 players are classified as emerging cricketers while 16 Under-19 cricketers. Thirteen of the players contracted have played international cricket. Among the many are Javeria Khan, Kainat…
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Govt commits to reconstructing 150-year-old Marie Mata Temple in Karachi
The Sindh government has committed to undertake the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the historic Marie Mata Temple in Soldier Bazaar of Karachi, Dawn has reported. During Question Hour in a session of the Sindh Assembly, the Minority Affairs Minister raised his concern, emphasizing that the demolition of any place of worship is strictly prohibited. Consequently,…
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LUMS professor beaten up for demanding freedom of speech
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) professor Muhummad Tariq said that he was beaten up for holding placards outside of the university with his teenage children and for “suggesting upholding the constitution and exercising fundamental rights to express ourselves.” He has alleged that due to the beating, he ended up with a broken arm and…
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Fact Check: Did the federal government shut down the internet?
Claim: Internet was shut down for people in various parts of Pakistan in order to suppress the coverage of Imran Khan’s PTI rallies Fact: The internet was not shut down but there is evidence of internet ‘throttling’ by internet service providers throughout the country On May 25, several social media users took to Twitter to…
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Pakistan should deny legitimacy to Taliban till they give rights to women, minorities: US
The United States (US) has urged Pakistan that it should not recognise the Taliban government until it gives women their due rights and allows Afghans who want to leave the country to do so, reports Khaleej Times. Testifying before Congress on the Taliban victory in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “What we…
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Rights champion IA Rehman passes away at 90
Journalist and veteran human rights activist Ibn Abdur Rehman aka I A Rehman passed away in Lahore at the age of 90 on Monday. He died of old age and high sugar and blood pressure levels, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Secretary General Harris Khalique said. The deceased left behind three sons and two…
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The Silencing Act
“The biggest threat to gender justice right now are defamation laws and the FIA.” “Women are harassed and so we must introduce a law to protect them,” went the PML-N narrative in favour of enacting the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016. This line peddled was mainly by the then minister for state for…