Curbs on dissent marred 2020 in Pakistan
ANI
05 May 2021, 18:18 GMT+10
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled. An HRCP release said that the pandemic aggravated existing inequalities, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of losing their livelihoods. The Benazir Income Support and Ehsaas Programmes, which the government sensibly made part of its approach to the pandemic, likely saved thousands of households from sinking deeper into poverty, but these programmes are only a small facet of what a robust, pro-poor strategy should look like, HRCP said.
Economic woes, curbs on dissent in Pakistan marred 2020: Report ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 13:19 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Human RightsCommission of Pakistan (HRCP) s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled.
An HRCP release said that the pandemic aggravated existing inequalities, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of losing their livelihoods. The Benazir Income Support and Ehsaas Programmes, which the government sensibly made part of its approach to the pandemic, likely saved thousands of households from sinking deeper into poverty, but these programmes are only a small facet of what a robust, pro-poor strategy should look like, HRCP said.
Top Story
May 4, 2021
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Monday released its annual report State of Human Rights in 2020 that seeks to “jolt the state and government out of their complacency that a neo-liberal, hidebound regime will deliver to Pakistan’s people the rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled.”
In a press release, the HRCP states it finds that the Covid-19 pandemic aggravated existing inequalities, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of losing their livelihoods.
“The Benazir Income Support and Ehsaas Programmes, which the government sensibly made part of its approach to the pandemic, likely saved thousands of households from sinking deeper into poverty, but these programmes are only a small facet of what a robust, pro-poor strategy should look like. A pivotal step by the government could be to make the right to health a fundamental right under the Constitution and invest in preparedness, qu
Islamabad
March 12, 2021
Islamabad : Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar Thursday said that the Pakistani women were very talented, goals-oriented, risk taker and entrepreneurial.
Therefore, she said, that the current government was taking multiple initiatives for enhancing their role in the development of the country. She said that many components of Ehsaas Programme were dedicated to empower the women and uplift their living standards.
She was addressing as Chief Guest the International Women’s Day celebrated at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI).
Mishal Hussain Malick, chairperson Peace and Cultural Organisation, Salma Marwat Khan, Jeep Rally Champion, Nasira Begum, a self-made woman entrepreneur, Ayesha Gull, ASP Traffic Police Islamabad, large number of women from all walks of life including university students participated in the event.