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            Funeral of Commander Mohammad Hassan attended by Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah and other Taliban members On Friday (Sept, 19th, 2014) militants from the Pakistan Tehreek- e- Taliban (TTP) attended a funeral service to honour one … Continue reading →

Diego Garcia, US military base, Indian Ocean, (image via JD Rogers) A British minister has today admitted that a number of records relating to flights passing through the island of Diego Garcia – which is known to have been used … Continue reading →

Atif Khan alleged hired assassin, Pakistan Iraq In recent days the name of the firm “Blackwater” has reared its ugly head once again with the trial of four men, part of an assignment contracted by the US State Department to … Continue reading →

        “We can never forgive interning authority for the cruel atrocities of killing voiceless prisoners never ever given a chance to justice and due process of law” Amina Masood Janjua (DHR, Pakistan)  International Day For Victims of … Continue reading →

          “Nobody understands a mother’s pain. I’m a victim, there are many like us. APDP was founded from my pain, from all of these mother’s pain.” Parveena Ahangar (Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons) Human rights campaigners … Continue reading →

British resident Shaker Aamer has reportedly been beaten at Guantánamo Bay, in evidence of a new crackdown on prisoners protesting their detention without charge. In new letters received by legal charity Reprieve, detainees reveal what one calls a new “standard procedure” … Continue reading →

Announcing formation of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Since the launch of military operation Zarb-e-Asb in North Waziristan, Pakistan (June 2014) against local and foreign insurgent groups dominant in the region, the media have been able to access regular official updates from ISPR (Inter … Continue reading →

Obama and US foreign policy like an episode from “Soap” Following the recent twists and turns of US government foreign policy, counter-terrorism strategy and human rights advocacy in relation to Iraq and Syria has become akin to watching an episode … Continue reading →

  News from FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Lawyers Forum (Statement 12th August 2014)  ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday allowed two private members’ bills to be moved, including a bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court and … Continue reading →

         Farah (left) tweets from Israeli controlled Gaza, Anne (right) wrote a diary in German occupied Holland When I came across the tweets of Farah “Gazan”, a 16 year old Palestinian teenager from a bombed out and shattered Gaza Strip, I … Continue reading →