KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the Hyderabad Range police chief to initiate an impartial inquiry into allegations against Thatta police officials for depriving a resident of his valuables. The DIG was instructed to consider all aspects of the case
A dark head emerges, followed by the torso. The balding man heaves himself up, hands on the sides of the manhole, as he is helped by two men. Gasping for breath, the man, who seems to be in his late 40s, sits
PERHAPS 2024 was always meant to be the year voters were going to knock some sense into those who grew complacent in their power, especially in South Asia. Indeed, we Pakistanis were not the only ones who misjudged an election; our neighbours
KARACHI: Condition of women workers and peasants in rural Sindh remains precarious despite existence on paper of various laws aimed at addressing their issues as there is a notable gap in the implementation of laws on women and gender inequality persists in
SUKKUR: A woman was shot at and wounded when she, along with her family, offered strong resistance to a group of armed men who wanted to take away her seven year-old daughter on 11 May 2024 evening. The group of Jagiranis had
“State of Human Rights in 2023” is a report of Human Right Commission of Pakistan which provides a comprehensive overview of the human rights situation in Pakistan during the specified year at federal and provincial levels. The report highlights various issues such
THE Supreme Court recently delivered a judgement championing the rights of women within a marriage. The ruling stemmed from a case where a divorced woman sought entitlement to a plot mentioned in her nikahnama in the clause pertaining to ‘special conditions’, which
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 1.25 million URLs over objectionable content, the telecom sector regulator told the Sindh High Court on 16 April 2024. The authority submitted its reply to a petition filed against `objectionable, unethical, immoral
The Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in Hyderabad faces a critical shortage of doctors, staff, and essential infrastructure. The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has sent proposals for immediate action to the provincial health department after uncovering multiple
Expressing grave concern over ceasing the issuance of computerized national identity cards (CNICs) to transgender persons by the National Database Registration Authority, the Sindh Human Rights Commission has asked the authority to facilitate members of the already marginalized community in its centers