Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan's information ecosystem has increasingly shifted from open exchange to the steady accretion of platform bans, internet suspension, covert surveillance, cybercrime prosecutions, regulatory coercion, and the quieter intimidation of critics, according to a report.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Hong Kong, which was considered Asia's most vibrant financial hub and a symbol of freedom, is now going through an unprecedented assault on its democratic foundations.
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) Afghan migrants have shared their agony after being deported from Pakistan, saying that they were given little to no time to collect their belongings, property and business assets from there before being sent across the border, local media reported.
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan continues to be the largest beneficiary of the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), securing an estimated 732 million euros in tariff savings in 2024 alone, despite its failure to meet the human rights obligations attached to these privileges, according to a report.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Centre's Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying will launch the Livestock Insurance Portal on Monday, marking an important milestone in the digital transformation of livestock insurance services in the country, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court has laid down a set of safeguards to prevent the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) in matrimonial and child custody disputes, cautioning that false allegations can cause irreparable harm to an accused parent while also adversely affecting custody proceedings.
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that three laws approved by Bangladesh’s Parliament in September this year have undermined human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commitments to reform.
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Pakistan continues to respond to the protests that erupted in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) over lack of basic rights, administrative oppression, and high living costs with prolonged internet blackouts, according to a report.
Geneva, Sep 23 (IANS) The leaders of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Wednesday briefed the United Nations officials regarding the grave human rights abuses there, alleging that Pakistan’s policy of enforced disappearances has left many families devastated and homes deserted across the province.
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued show-cause notices to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories, seeking an explanation as to why costs of Rs 25,000 should not be imposed on each of them for failing to file reply affidavits or compliance reports in a PIL seeking wider access to affordable menstrual hygiene products.
