NGOs in Pakistan are consistently being propagating the agenda of rights, be it labor rights, social security rights, protection rights through trade unions, alliances and networks around...
Islamabad: Thursday, March 29, 2012: While condemning prolonged delay in passage of Hindu Marriage Registration Act, Scheduled Caste Hindus especially women gathered here to lodge a protest against consequential social discrimination they are bound to face in absence of a law to protect their matrimonial rights.
ActionAid Pakistan is celebrating International Women Day 2012 with a zeal to bring forth issues of women living in far off areas of Pakistan. In this context, ActionAid Pakistan and its local partners working in different regions of Pakistan have conceived a collective plan to commemorate IWD in a more vigorous and effective way. 'Early Girl Marriage' issue has been taken up as a striking theme to work upon. Moreover ActionAid Pakistan is committed to launch women focused campaigns on 'Women's right to land and 'Promoting sustainable agriculture-linking practices to policy' for year 2012.
KHEWRA (Pind Dadan Khan), June 24: The Punjab government will soon provide health, education and residential facilities to the mine and gypsum quarry workers in the province, said Chief Inspector of Mines Punjab Raja Tehzib-ul-Hassan Ansari while responding to the demands raised by mine and gypsum quarry workers at a convention organised by Mine and Gypsum Quarry Workers Union supported by ActionAid Pakistan and its local partner Anjuman Rafah-i-Aama.
Islamabad: (Tuesday, June 21, 2011): A policy dialogue underlined the significance of an effective framework for disaster risk management in the country and demanded immediate compensation for the flood affected communities, particularly women, children and other vulnerable sections of society
Speakers of a national conference on MDGs declared crisis of democracy, terrorism, massive earthquake 2005, disastrous floods 2010, corruption, centralisation, poor infrastructure and unfair economic distribution as major causes of Pakistan’s slow progress towards MDGs targets.
It was beginning of 2008 when upon refusal to pay the undue tax amount; the local Tapedar roped a poor farmer Ghulam Abbas Lanjwani and illegally detained and tortured him in his official residence.
