Islamabad (Sabahuddin Qazi): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ten years ago on December 25, 2015, made global headlines by paying a surprise visit to Pakistan, a gesture that defied years of tension between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Landing in Lahore to wish his Pakistani counterpart, Mian Nawaz Sharif, a happy birthday and to attend a…
“Without universal and meaningful connectivity for all, the right to information is an empty promise for billions of people around the world,” Irene Khan said in her message to mark the International Day for Universal Access to Information, observed annually on 28 September. The focus this year is on the importance of the online space. She said the Internet is…
General Comment No. 26 marks the first time the Committee has affirmed children’s right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. It provides a comprehensive interpretation of State obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has been ratified by 196 countries. The 1989 treaty outlines children’s rights, including…
The Pakistani education advocate – who was shot by the Taliban for her activism – was speaking exactly 10 years after her landmark ‘Malala Day’ address to youth at UN Headquarters in New York, where she called for global action against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Passionate message UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed introduced Malala, saying…
Maryam Aurangzeb, file photo Federal Minister of Information Maryam Aurangzeb says that the Constitution gives freedom of press and right to citizens to access accurate information. Maryam Aurangzeb said in her statement on Press Freedom Day that the coalition government under the leadership of the Prime Minister is committed to the freedom of the press….
Photo: File Prime Minister of Law Nazir Tarar has said that legislation is the right of the elected parliament of the people, we will not give the right of legislation to anyone else, no court has this right. While holding a press conference in Islamabad, the Law Minister enacted legislation on Supreme Court Practice and…
File photo Former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev has said that his heart wants to slap Rishabh Pant as soon as it is right. According to Indian media, during a conversation, Kapil Dev said that the absence of Rishabh Pant made it difficult for the Indian team. He said that just as parents have…
