Civil society demands Laws to prevent children marriages, GBV in KP
PESHAWAR: Civil Society activists on Friday demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to make legislation to curb child marriages and violence against women and...
Three get life imprisonment for murdering five girls in Kohistan video scandal
PESHAWAR--- A district and session court in Besham on Thursday announced its verdict in Kohistan’s video scandal in which five women were...
Proper legislation: Major hurdle to combat intra-country human trafficking
A United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) report on human trafficking states that Pakistan is both origin and destination for women trafficking.
CM Punjab takes notice of alleged sexual abuse of girls at Darul Amaan
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Saturday took notice of state-run shelter Kashana Lahore's superintendent's allegation that the facility was...
Bill submitted in KP Assembly to curb internal human trafficking
PESHAWAR: In a major development to combat internal human trafficking, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Women Parliamentary Committee (WPC) has submitted a draft bill in the...
KP Directorate’s Human Rights to extend offices at district level
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Directorate of Human rights has decided to extend their offices to districts level to improve the plight of human rights...
Unregistered Afghan refugees asked to leave Jamrud
JAMRUD: The political administration of Khyber Agency has ordered unregistered Afghan refugees to leave the Jamrud tehsil.
Assistant political agent Muhammad Riaz held a Jirga...
Islamabad police issue driving licence to transgender person
ISLAMABAD: The capital city police on Monday issued driving licence to a transgender person, Ali Layla, after administering all practical driving tests.
This is the...
Survey reveals nearly 1.5 million children deprived of education in KP
PESHAWAR: The survey conducted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) education department has revealed that nearly 1.5 million children across the province do not go to...
Civil society demands protection of transgender in KP
PESHAWAR--- Speakers at a seminar on human rights called for effective measures to protect rights of the marginalized community in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The seminar...