High Asia Herald Report Islamabad: The government’s top counsel on Thursday resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation to President Arif Alvi, media reports said. In his resignation letter, Khan said: “I note with profound regret that the Pakistan Bar Council, of which I am the Chairman, has demanded through its press release dated 19th of February 2020 that …

IHC wraps up cases against AWP PTM activists, asks government to protect the right to freedom of expression    High Asia Herald Report   Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday disposed of a petition of 23 workers who were arrested by the police last month for protesting against the arrest of PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen when the court …

The audience at the first Asma Jehangir memorial lecture organised by the HRCP at Islamabad Hotel on Tuesday. Credit: Asif Khan/hrcp HRCP announces Asma Jahangir Award for human rights defenders; resumes Nisar Osmani Award for courage in journalism, and I.A Rehman research grant in human rights   By Amir Khan  Islamabad: A veteran human rights defender has called for a …

Manzoor Pashteen, nine others were arrested on late Monday evening in Peshawar and sent on 14-day judicial remand   High Asia Herald Report Islamabad: The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), a civil rights movement, has called on supporters to protest on January 28  against the arrest of its leader Manzoor Pashteen and nine others. Pashteen was arrested at Tehkaal Bala, Peshawar …

Politicians, rights and student activists caution against the use of IIUI incident as a ploy for continued student union ban

He played tabla with Noor Jahan, Mehdi Hassan Khan, Ghulam Ali, Ghulam Abbas and many more.

Over a dozen students belonging to different organisations injured in a clash between two groups on IIUI campus. Herald Report Islamabad: At least one student was killed and over a dozen others were injured in a clash between student groups in International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) overnight. According to police and media reports clash erupted between activists of Islami Jamiat …

One may disagree with another’s point of view, but threatening violence or restricting the movement of anyone is criminal act unacceptable in a civilised society, says Umer Farooq while commenting on the attack and besieging of Dawn’s offices in Islamabad and Karachi.

The “Students Solidarity March” was organised by Students Action Committee (SAC) — a conglomerate of 28 left-wing and nationalist student, and feminist organizations from Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan By Haider Ali LAHORE: Thousands of students in droves marched on Friday in unison from mountains to plains of Pakistan demanding the restoration of student unions, increase …

KARACHI: Once a prime candidate for extinction, the population of vultures in Pakistan has shown tentative signs of recovery in the past five years, but nature’s “garbage disposal” is still facing looming threats on several fronts, experts said. The population of several species of vulture started declining in the mid-1990s due to the ingestion of livestock carcasses containing residues of deadly …