While the dismissal of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provincial government, led by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on 11 July 2026 under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution of Pakistan raised questions about the status of democracy in the country, what has gone unnoticed is the de facto and de jure suppression of the […]
As internal armed conflicts intensify in Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, enforced disappearances have been skyrocketing. The cases of enforced disappearances in Balochistan surged by over 308% in 2025 (1,482 cases) compared with 2020 (480 cases). This trend continues in 2026 with 793 cases of enforced disappearances from January to July 2026 i.e. […]
On 23 September 2026, a man identified as Faizan Shan, reportedly a resident of Chak Dhamni in Rawalakot, was killed and another man travelling with him on a motorcycle was reportedly injured following an incident involving Pakistan Rangers personnel near a checkpoint in the Rawalakot area. According to reports, Rangers personnel opened fire during the […]
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. 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 […]
Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), a NGO having Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council, in a press release today stated that in the run up to the elections in Pakistan Administered Kashmir from 5 June to 10 August 2026, at least 51 persons including 45 civilians and six security personnel […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in a press release today stated that Pakistan’s draft resolution against Myanmar tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday contains factually incorrect information and does not include key issues relating to the Rohingya refugees. The draft resolution (A/HRC/29/L.30 dated 1 July 2015) titled “Situation […]
