The writer is a former foreign secretary.
THE explosions in the Sayed-ul-Shuhada high school in western Kabul on Saturday last week killed over 60 people while more than 150 were injured. Most of the victims were young girls, aged 13 to 18 years, who were attending the afternoon shift of the school that catered exclusively to the Shia Hazara community in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban’s condemnation of the attack was, to my mind, plausible though their claim that it was the handiwork of the militant Islamic State group working in concert with the Afghan government was clearly an attempt to hold the government responsible and perhaps understandable as a riposte to the government’s claim that the Taliban were responsible.
COVID: Domestic violence cases against Pak women increased
ANI
13 May 2021, 19:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), of Pakistan, reported a rise in domestic violence cases against women due to COVID-19 restrictions. Government should implement laws to protect Pakistani women and children, SSDO said.
Writing in The Nation, Sania Arif revealed the grim reality of Pakistani women who are susceptible to physical abuse within the confined space of their homes. She writes the woes of these helpless women that increased during the nationwide lockdown in Pakistan.
Violence against women has always been a serious issue, but due to honour and culture of our society, it is seldom talked about because it hurts the sentiments of our people. The issue has seen a new spike in recent times due to COVID-19 restrictions, she says.
Domestic violence cases against Pakistani women increased during COVID-19 lockdown ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 14:53 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), of Pakistan, reported a rise in domestic violence cases against women due to COVID-19 restrictions. Government should implement laws to protect Pakistani women and children, SSDO said.
Writing in The Nation, Sania Arif revealed the grim reality of Pakistani women who are susceptible to physical abuse within the confined space of their homes. She writes the woes of these helpless women that increased during the nationwide lockdown in Pakistan.
Violence against women has always been a serious issue, but due to honour and culture of our society, it is seldom talked about because it hurts the sentiments of our people. The issue has seen a new spike in recent times due to COVID-19 restrictions, she says.
Convicted of blasphemy, Christian couple endure death row misery in Pakistan
Pressure from rights groups and European Parliament does little to improve the prospects of a disabled man and his wife
Shafqat Emmanuel and his wife Shagufta Kausar have been on death row in Pakistan since 2014 after being convicted of blasphemy. Their lawyer has described their case as bogus. (Photo supplied)
Saiful Malook was disturbed after seeing Shafqat Emmanuel, a Christian convicted of blasphemy, in Faisalabad’s District Jail.
“The whole flesh on his backside has withered due to bed sores. His entire body is marred with wounds. The poor fellow is not taken to hospital,” said the Muslim lawyer.
Pakistan: COVID has compounded people s suffering
The pandemic has intensified high rates of unemployment and inflation in Pakistan. DW spoke to Harris Khalique, the head of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), about how the virus has exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities in the country.
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