South Asian human rights body slams Pak over forced conversion of Hindu girls ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 11:16 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan s Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion of Hindus living in the country, particularly minor Hindu girls and demanded that Islamabad must stop invasive attacks on the lives of minorities.
South Asia Collective s (SAC) South Asia State of Minorities Report, 2020: Minorities and Shrinking Civic Space released recently, has demanded that Pakistan must stop invasive attacks on the public lives of citizens through regressive laws that restrict civil liberties .
In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan Tharparkar district, a body
South Asian human rights body slams Pakistan over forced conversion of Hindu girls
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South Asia Collective s (SAC) South Asia State of Minorities Report, 2020: Minorities and Shrinking Civic Space released recently, has demanded that Pakistan must stop invasive attacks on the public lives of citizens through regressive laws that restrict civil liberties.
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In light of a 17-year old Hindu girl who died by suicide in October this year after she was allegedly raped last year, in Pakistan s Tharparkar district, a body of South Asian human rights groups has slammed Islamabad for unchecked forced conversion of Hindus living in the country, particularly minor Hindu girls and demanded that Islamabad must stop invasive attacks on the lives of minorities.
Empowered LG system may help solve Karachi’s issues, says HRCP
Karachi
December 22, 2020
Emphasising the need for an empowered local government in Karachi, a fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) recommends making the city’s 19 land-controlling and land management authorities accountable to one central authority or making them autonomous.
The rights watchdog’s report titled ‘Karachi’s Urban Flooding: Looking for Solutions’ notes that the main challenge lies in first resolving the city’s jurisdictional issues, giving the local government the power to levy local taxes that can then be diverted to local needs, and reversing the top-down urban development model so that the city’s hinterlands are brought back into the conversation.
Multiple jurisdictions cause of Karachi’s urban flooding
National
December 22, 2020
LAHORE: A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) points to Karachi’s peculiar political geography, where various jurisdictions local, provincial, federal and cantonment coexist, often at cross purposes to each other.
It recommends making Karachi’s land-controlling and management authorities accountable to one central authority or made autonomous. The lack of a legitimate decision-making and accountable authority may have been responsible for bringing the city to a standstill during the monsoon rains in July and August.
The report emphasises the need for an empowered local government (LG) for Karachi, adding that the main challenge lies in resolving the city’s jurisdictional issues first, giving local government the power to levy local taxes that can then be diverted to local needs, and reversing the top-down urban development model so that Kar