HRCP highlights plight of weakest section of society
KARACHI:Warning that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will worsen human rights record of the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed that 2019 was the year of widespread…
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Since 2013, daily killings have dropped by 84pc in Karachi: HRCP
Although many efforts have been made to improve the law and order situation, including the launch of various police and military operations in the past, street crime and kidnappings for…
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Khabrain journalist dies of coronavirus in Sukkur
ISLAMABAD—Muhammad Anwar, a crime reporter at Daily Khabrain, died of COVID-19 in Sukkur on Thursday. According to journalist Riaz Mengal, Anwar was diagnosed with coronavirus a few days ago. He…
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Missing Pakistani journalist Sajid Hussain found dead in Sweden
ISLAMABAD—Sajid Hussain, 39, a journalist from Balochistan, who went missing on March 2 in Sweden, was found dead on Thursday. Reports said Hussain’s body was recovered from a river in…
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2019 a year of curbs and chokehold on media: HRCP
ISLAMABAD—The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday in its annual report, expressed grave concern over the crisis in Pakistani media, terming 2019 ‘chokehold’ on press freedom. The Commission’s…
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PFUJ calls on government to respect press freedom
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has expressed grave concern over the alarming increase of coronavirus cases in media houses across the country. In a joint statement, PFUJ President Shahzada…