Afghan women's rights activists fear death as Pakistan orders them out
A March 31 deadline could see more than a million Afghans forced out of Pakistan and back to a country already buckling under ...
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Shariat court outlaws ‘Chaddar’ and ‘Parchi’ custom in landmark ruling
Reinforcing legal protections for women's property rights in Pakistan, the Federal Shariat Court has declared the practice of ...
Pakistan Jails Baloch Human Rights Activist
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent champion of human rights for Pakistan’s ethnic Baloch minority, was included in last year’s TIME100 Next list of the world’s emerging leaders.
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Women’s inheritance rights: FSC landmark verdict welcomed
The verdict is transformative as women in Pakistan have faced widespread denial of their inheritance rights, often justified by entrenched customs and patriarchal norms. Financial experts argue ...
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Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami pledges to restore dignity for women
[Reuters] About four million women in Pakistan’s Karachi are working in factories on a contract basis, devoid of basic rights and necessities. Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman ...
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FSC declares denial of women's inheritance rights 'un-Islamic'
Federal Shariat Court has declared that any custom by virtue of which any female member of a family is being or has been denied or deprived of her right of inheritance, which is granted by the Holy ...