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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Human Rights (HR) has drafted nine laws related to the protection of children from abuse, the rights of minorities, protection against torture and improving legal aid and access to justice over the last three months. In ...

ISLAMABAD: Other than implementing laws, there is a need to change the society’s mindset to combat harassment, Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari said on Friday. “Our ministry is working on creating awareness about the laws, especially for people who ...

Islamabad police have issued driving licence to transgender person, who started driving fifteen years back, first of its kind in the federal capital. The Islamabad police issued the licence to Ali Laila, leader of the transgender community on Monday. Laila ...

Islamabad: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan chaired a meeting with members of Human Rights Committee. It was participated by SSP (Operations) Waqar Ud Din Syed, AIG (Operations) Abdul Qadir Qamar, SP (HQ) Sumaira Azam, SP ...

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday criticised the vague policy of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) about the registration of orphans and children with unknown parentage. During a meeting, the Senate Special Committee on the Issue of Increasing ...