MINORITY RIGHTS
ACHIEVING true national cohesion is not possible unless Pakistanis of all confessional backgrounds are ensured their...
Updated 04 Dec, 2025 08:14am
Proposed commission to have 18 members from all non-Muslim communities; law minister insists bill will not dilute anti-Ahmadiyya provisions.
Updated 03 Dec, 2025 07:34am
Legislation aims to establish a national body dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of minority communities in Pakistan.
Updated 03 Dec, 2025 08:16am
Petition heard by Justice Farooq Haider.
Published 18 Nov, 2025 01:40pm
SSP operations says protection of life and property of minorities top priority.
Updated 03 Nov, 2025 10:46am
“The prosperity of our minority communities is integral to Balochistan’s development," says CM Sarfraz Bugti.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 08:46am
“Parliament has given its approval and work is in progress on proposed National Commission for Minorities," says PM Shehbaz.
Updated 21 Oct, 2025 09:40am
Pakistan’s transgender and Khwaja Sira communities are navigating a shifting legal landscape that alternates between recognition and rejection.
Updated 14 Sep, 2025 12:06pm
“Our government believes in moving forward with all segments of society and is taking practical steps to protect the rights of marginalised groups," CM Bugti says.
Published 12 Sep, 2025 05:36pm
National Paigham-i-Aman body is a subcommittee of NCNB; Senate committee alarmed by misuse of Peca by provinces.
Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:21am
In most countries, manholes are opened through machines, but here, sanitary workers have to go as deep as 35 feet into manholes to open them.
Updated 28 Aug, 2025 11:10am
Two individuals accused of blasphemy extra-judicially killed by police while seeking protection from hostile mobs.
Updated 20 Aug, 2025 11:31am
Jinnah’s oft-quoted speech of Pakistani citizens being free to go to temples and places of worship remains relegated to the history textbooks.
Updated 11 Aug, 2025 05:41pm
Highlight protection of minority rights as religious duty; note measures taken for welfare and empowerment of minorities.
Updated 11 Aug, 2025 10:04pm
Reiterates govt’s commitment to continuing efforts to promote interfaith harmony, brotherhood, and unity.
Updated 11 Aug, 2025 08:52am
Workers Welfare Board announces various steps for all workers, including raised health coverage.
Updated 11 Aug, 2025 03:36pm
Her father spent a lifetime trying to prove he belonged to Pakistan. Even after his death, the state refuses to acknowledge
Updated 10 Aug, 2025 08:14pm
Hindus celebrate the festival of siblings on the full moon of Sawan.
Updated 10 Aug, 2025 04:26pm
Focus Group Discussion organised by Parliamentarians Commission for Human Rights in Islamabad.
Updated 23 Jul, 2025 11:04am
SHRC urges law enforcers to ensure safety and recovery of 15-year-old.
Updated 03 Jul, 2025 11:56am
Minister says Modi-led govt rattled by Pakistan’s diplomatic success.
Updated 24 May, 2025 10:40am
New Delhi allows trucks from Afghanistan carrying perishable items to enter country via Wagah.
Updated 19 May, 2025 08:24am
Police say deceased was "filming TLP workers near Hashu Centre when the mob started beating him"; SHRC directs police to conduct thorough, impartial investigation; TLP denies involvement.
Updated 19 Apr, 2025 01:40am
CSJ presents practical recommendations to address issues, documents 344 new blasphemy cases in 2024.
Updated 18 Apr, 2025 11:07am
Marriyum Aurangzeb says Taxila to be transformed into international heritage destination.
Updated 05 Apr, 2025 11:07am
FO says New Delhi must address its own failures regarding minority rights.
Published 29 Mar, 2025 12:40pm
Constitutional assurances of freedom to practise faith and protection of life and liberty for all citizens ring hollow for many of Pakistan’s religious minorities.
Updated 02 Feb, 2025 04:39pm
Study says economic struggle, climate change also compelling families to leave the country.
Updated 23 Jan, 2025 10:05am
More than a hundred incidents of communal violence targeting Hindus recorded from January to November.
Published 22 Dec, 2024 03:42pm
SHRC chief briefs US envoy on critical human rights issues in Sindh.
Updated 19 Dec, 2024 11:10am
