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News and updates from Pakistan covering politics, human rights, security issues, and social developments.
Baloch political activist Aomar Karim has issued a powerful condemnation of Pakistan’s newly enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it “a dark turning point in the country’s history and a direct…
Amnesty International South Asia has published reports highlighting enforced disappearances in Pakistan on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a day to raise awareness about this ongoing…
Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to end the practice of enforced disappearances, ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which will be observed tomorrow, Saturday 30…
Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to withdraw proposed changes to its anti-terrorism law, warning that they could enable arbitrary detention and heighten risks of human rights abuses. What is the…
Amnesty International has urged Pakistan’s government to withdraw a proposed amendment to its Anti-Terrorism Act, warning that the legislation could legitimise arbitrary detention and further erode civil liberties. In an…
19 July 2025 | London — Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal calling for the immediate release of six detained Baloch activists, highlighting Pakistan’s increasing use of arbitrary detention…
The Pakistani authorities must immediately end the systemic repression of the Ahmadiyya community and uphold the right to freedom of belief and religion, said Amnesty International today. The religious minority…
Pakistan’s healthcare and disaster response systems are failing to meet the needs of children and older people who are most at risk of death and disease amid extreme weather events…
March 10, 2025: Pakistan has been added to the CIVICUS Monitor’s watchlist, following a marked deterioration in civic freedoms, with authorities increasingly targeting human rights defenders, suppressing protests, and imposing…