On 12 August 2026, Pakistan’s military allegedly carried out an airstrike in Surab’s Gidar Goandhan area in Baluchistan, reportedly killing 30 civilians, including women, children and infants, and injuring dozens of others.[1] Pakistan’s military denied the allegation and stated that the casualties were instead caused by a premature explosion involving a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device […]
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Abduction, forced conversion and child marriage in Pakistan: UN Human Rights Council ought to follow the European Parliament
On 9 July 2026, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on Pakistan to establish a national mechanism to receive and investigate complaints from families of girls from religious minority communities who have been abducted or forcibly converted to Islam. The resolution highlighted the case of a 13-year-old Christian girl Maria Shahbaz and urged the […]
For Aasia Bibi, Pakistan turns into a prison
Pakistan has turned into a prison for Aasia Bibi. After acquittal by the Supreme Court from concocted blasphemy charges on 31 October 2018, the government of Pakistan entered into an agreement with the Tehreek-e-Labaik to place her name on the Exit Control List to prevent her from leaving the country which is indispensable to protect […]



