by Naeem Asghar in The Express Tribune, Dec 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government delegation and Baloch protestors hit a stalemate on Sunday as the latter claimed that authorities had not yet released all individuals participating in the protest highlighting the issue of Baloch missing persons.An official statement issued Sunday night, however, stated that the Islamabad Capital Police had released over 250 individuals in the last three days, following directives from a committee formed by…
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by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, December 25th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As more than 100 Baloch students reportedly remain missing in the aftermath of a crackdown on their long march, the police on Sunday set up a ‘special help centre’ for the release of the incarcerated individuals. The long march — which started in Turbat on December 6 after the alleged “extra-judicial killing” of a Baloch youth by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials — had reached the federal…
by Mahesh KC in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Rukum West: In a landmark verdict, the West Rukum District Court on Tuesday sentenced 24 individuals to life imprisonment on murder charges, and two others to two years in prison and a fine of Rs50,000 each on charges of practising caste-based discrimination and untouchability. A single bench of Judge Khadga Bahadur KC of the district court gave the sentencing in relation to the killing of six…
by Afshan Subohi in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, Nov 13th, 2023The widespread departure of illegal aliens, spurred by the caretaker government’s abrupt decision to crack down and deport individuals lacking valid documents in Pakistan, has the potential to leave lasting impressions not only on the country’s political landscape but also on its domestic economy. Official circles and some economists downplay the potential adverse impact on Pakistan’s economy from the exodus of illegal immigrants.…
by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Oct 23, 2023ISLAMABAD: n Tuesday, two former prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, will be in Islamabad, using Constitution Avenue as they separately appear before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as accused individuals. Constitution Avenue, situated in the capital’s Red Zone, is adorned with various key buildings, including Parliament, the Prime Minister’s House, the Supreme Court, the Foreign Office, the…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 3, 2023At least 27 political cases were filed against opposition party leaders-activists naming over a thousand people and accusing over 11 thousand unnamed individuals in last month alone. This was stated in a monthly human rights bulletin circulated by the Human Rights Support Society yesterday. In addition, 501 people were subjected to political arrests by law enforcement agencies, and 494 of them from the opposition, said the organisation. At…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Aug 8, 2023Two children were killed, and three others were wounded when unidentified individuals tossed grenades into a house in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred late on Monday night in the Shiekh Mursi community of Surkhrod district when two unidentified men threw two grenades into a house, killing two children and injuring three others, including a woman, according to provincial…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, April 17, 2023The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against nine individuals including Bikal Paudel, the executive director of the Security Printing Centre. The anti-graft body said in a statement that they were involved in irregularities of up to Rs690.88 million while procuring equipment for the printing press. According to the CIAA, the accused were involved…
report in TOLOnews, Mar 8, 2023The European Council announced on Tuesday it has sanctioned nine individuals and three entities under its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, including two acting ministers from Afghanistan. According to the EU Council, two acting “Taliban” ministers– for Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadim and for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi–who are “behind the decrees banning women from higher education and gender-segregated practices in public…