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Imran Khan lectures India, but bigotry is coded into law and idea of Pakistan
Abhijit Majumder •The Pakistani state is constitutionally geared to be bigoted and genocidal
Pakistani journalists oppose proposed law likely to further muzzle media
•The legislation envisages the establishment of a new regulatory body called the Pakistan Media Development Authority
Pakistani talk show host Hamid Mir suspended after criticising military
•Journalists and press freedom advocates often accuse Pakistan’s military and its agencies of harassing and attacking journalists. The government insists it supports freedom of speech.
Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan 'abducted' from Islamabad; family, rights groups call for safe return
Fp Staff •Jan had called a crackdown on the country's media outlets 'a systematic attempt by the military and its intelligence agency to assert control.
Riots break out in Pakistan's Sindh province after police book Hindu school principal for 'blasphemy'
•The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan shared a video of protesters breaking the infrastructure of the school in Sindh province and expressed concern over the situation
Outrage as Afzal Kohistani, whistleblower of 2012 honour killing, shot dead in Paksitan's Abbottabad
•Women's rights activists condemned the murder of Afzal Kohistani, whistleblower in a 2012 'honour killing' case that has shone a years-long spotlight on female victims — and the men who defend them — in Pakistan
18-year-old woman, boyfriend beheaded by her father, uncle in Pakistan's Attock; police suspect 'honour killing'
Ians •The incident took place in a small village in Attock district in Pakistan.
Pakistan General Election: Political parties, rights organisations decry 'blatant and aggressive' rigging ahead of polls
Umer Ali •Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recently decried the 'blatant, aggressive and unabashed' attempts to manipulate the upcoming General Elections.
Pakistan's clampdown on human rights defenders highlighted by attack on editor of HRCP annual report
Meena Menon •Days after the launch of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's annual report in Lahore, its editor Maryam Hasan had her home 'burgled' by miscreants who took away her laptop, hard drives, mobile phones
Remembering Asma Jahangir: Notes on the life and legacy of Pakistan's indomitable 'lioness'
Hiba Akbar •It would be an uphill task to try to do justice to what Asma Jahangir accomplished | #FirstCulture