Sunday, December 1, 2019
HRCP concerned at disappearance of human rights activist
It has now been a week since human rights defender and political activist Idris Khattak was abducted, allegedly by unidentified persons in Swabi. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strong reason to believe that this abduction is a possible enforced disappearance, given that the family says there is no evidence of kidnapping for ransom. Idris Khattak has worked with eminent human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and is known for his progressive political views while associated with the National Party. If indeed there are…
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
-
COVID-19 has claimed 39 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, lifting the overall death toll to 21,913. According to the Nati...
-
Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow) to discuss nine-point agenda including Kashmir conflic...
-
Former fast bowler Wasim Akram on Saturday shared a throwback picture of him with ex-Pakistan captain Javed Miandad while submitting a touc...
