The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; French: Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés is a United Nations programme with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. Read More
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's special aide on religious affairs has said ulema (body of Muslim scholars) fully support the statement of the country's Prime Minister regarding women's hijab and dress. ...
Human rights groups in Pakistan have called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to publicly apologise for making controversial remarks on sexual violence, for which he pinned the blame on the woman's attire. ...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 claimed that the government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement. ...
An annual report on the state of human rights in Pakistan during 2020 underscores the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, both in terms of preparedness and access to facilities. ...
Students of a private school staged a protest and blocked the main road in Pakistan's North Waziristan after an 11-year-old was abducted, while he was on his way home from school, by unknown car-borne kidnappers. ...
