LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on Monday that fundamental rights chapter along with United Nations Declaration of human rights had been included in the textbooks of Pakistan Studies for grade IX to XII. It was stated in a reply filed by Punjab Curriculum & Textbook Board ...

UNITED NATIONS: A UN human rights expert has raised concerns about possible effects of France's new anti-terrorism laws on fundamental human rights, especially for the country's Muslims. In a statement, the UN Special Rapporteur on protection of human rights, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, said she is ...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has emphasized the importance of fundamental rights in the society and expressed the belief that without giving them due meaning, spirit of the constitution could not be achieved. The Chief Justice said this in a bilateral meeting with Sergey ...

ISLAMABAD: Kashmir Bar Association in Indian Occupied Kashmir has expressed serious concern over the promulgation of dictatorial ordinance promulgated by the puppet authorities that makes persons and organizations calling for shutdowns, demonstrations or other forms of protest liable for ...

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Sunday said all minorities living in Pakistan enjoyed complete fundamental rights, including protection to their lives and property, under the Constitution and Islamic teachings.“Any negative ...

ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday said it is upon the citizens of Pakistan to ensure that no effort succeeds in defacing the democratic, parliamentary and federal nature of the country's Constitution.In his message on the Constitution Day, the Prime Minister said as a ...

LAHORE: (APP) Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Tuesday issued notice to federation, NADRA and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for December 19 on a petition seeking protection of fundamental rights of transgenders.The chief justice issued notice on a petition filed by ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) District Magistrate Islamabad in a letter to Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday conveyed that lockdown of Islamabad was not permissible as it would deprive the citizens of their fundamental rights.Magistrate Capt (R) Mushtaq Ahmad told Imran Khan that it had ...

ISLAMABAD: (APP) National Task Force for Human Rights (NTFHR) started its functioning formally in the country to improve fundamental rights of people at grass root level.The first ever meeting of the committee, established on the directive of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, held here on ...