In quite an eye-opening development, Pakistan’s civil society organizations started taking note of enforced disappearances long before anyone outside the country did. The Human Rights Commission Pakistan (HRCP) has prepared half a dozen detailed reports about the issue in Balochistan. The Supreme Court of Pakistan after its restoration took up petitions filed by the relatives […]
Oct 27 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing concerns over the death of at least 289 people in factory fires in Karachi, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) urged the authorities concerned to ensure protection of workers across the country. According to a statement, the commission expressed satisfaction over the job did by firefighters. However, they were not satisfied with the facilities […]
Instead of facing criticism on many fronts, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided to move on for fresh elections, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. The report quoting sources claimed that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will announce the roadmap for the next general elections on August 14. […]
The present state of affairs will go to discredit the coalition partners of Sindh that they have failed to abandon Karachi, the business hub of the country, from killers and extortionists during the past half and four years. It will be a specialized task to manage a tally of the killed people in the metropolis […]
Soft corner for extremism to blame for Khanpur killings: HRCP In a statement issued on Monday, HRCP said: “HRCP condemns the killing of innocent people in an explosion targeting a Chehlum procession in Khanpur and sympathises with the bereaved families Lahore, January 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the attack on a […]
Jan 17 2012 | Posted in
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