The government’s recent establishment of the National Commission for Minorities Rights (NCMR) has been presented as a landmark step toward protecting Pakistan’s religious minorities. In a country where discrimination, violence, and systemic exclusion remain routine realities for minority communities, the creation of a statutory body appears, at least symbolically, to acknowledge long-standing injustices. Yet institutions […]
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Culture of Same-sex Child Abuse in Pakistan
Same-sex child abuse is an act of coerce violence committed by older men on underage boys. It is an overlooked, abysmal part of Pakistan’s crime culture. We often cite females in the media as prime victims of child abuse however, the shelved stories of young males are seldom brought to light. The trend is gradually […]
Missing journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered
LAHORE: Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi who went missing two years ago from the streets of Lahore has been recovered, confirmed National Commission of Human Rights and HRCP on Friday. Talking to BBC, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, head of Commission of Inquiry on Forced Disappearances, confirmed her safe recovery. According to reports, she was retrieved from near the Afghan-Pak […]