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SAMAA - PTI lawmakers exchange heated words over National Assembly ruckus

SAMAA - PTI lawmakers exchange heated words over National Assembly ruckus
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Domestic workers - Newspaper

The writer is director of Bolo Bhi, an advocacy forum for digital rights. IT is no secret that domestic workers in Pakistan work overtime, are underpaid, and often mistreated. It is also tragic that most who employ domestic workers do not view them as equal human beings, and often believe they are doing them a favour by offering employment; never mind the acute dependence on them. Treating domestic workers with respect includes paying them at least the minimum age, not just polite conversations. It is therefore necessary that the rights of domestic workers, like any other workers, be regulated in Pakistan and enforced by law. This is exactly what the Islamabad Capital Territory Domestic Workers Bill 2020, proposed by elected MNA Mehnaz Akber Aziz of the PML-N and passed by the National Assembly seeks to do. The bill now awaits approval in the Senate of Pakistan.

Passage of The Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 is a milestone in efforts to provide safety for Pakistani journalists – Pakistan Press Foundation

Passage of The Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 is a milestone in efforts to provide safety for Pakistani journalists – Pakistan Press Foundation
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Journalist Assaulted at Home in Islamabad

Journalist Assaulted at Home in Islamabad Journalist Assaulted at Home in Islamabad Journalist Asad Ali Toor. YouTube Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has taken notice of incident and ordered police to locate and apprehend suspects Journalist Asad Ali Toor was assaulted by three masked men late on Tuesday night at his home in Islamabad, prompting outcry on social media and calls for the government to ensure his attackers were located and punished. In a video statement recorded from hospital, Toor said that the men had forced their way into his home, tied him up and started torturing him. “They kept hitting my elbows with the butt of their pistols,” he said, with the elbows of his shirt covered in blood, showing the extent of his injuries. “When I started screaming [for help], they tried to cover up my mouth and kept shouting at me to ‘be quiet’,” he said. “As I kept screaming, they turned away and said that we’re leaving now, be quiet or we will shoot you dea

Pakistan Press Foundation welcomes the presentation of journalists safety bills in the National Assembly and Sindh Assembly

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has welcomed the presentation of the landmark Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Protection Bill 2021 in the provincial assembly of Sindh.  PPF also welcomed that a similar bill has also been presented in Pakistan’s National Assembly where it has been sent to the Human Rights Committee for consideration.   The bill presented in Sindh envisages the creation of a of a robust, inclusive and autonomous Commission on Safety of Journalists and Other Media Professionals comprising government duty bearers as well as media stakeholders including Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Sindh Commission on Information Commission and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).  

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