Month: March 2005

Mukhtar Mai, Hallaj and modernity

Suroosh Irfani A combination of hyper cruelty, public spectacle and the victim’s perceived innocence has always helped turn an obscure victim into a compelling icon...

Asma elected HRCP chairperson

LAHORE, March 20,2005: Ms Asma Jahangir was elected chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Syed Iqbal Haider secretary-general here on Sunday. Shahid...

‘No NGO sent Shazia abroad’

LAHORE, March 20,2005: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Saturday rejected the official claim that Dr Shazia, the victim of rape at Sui, was...