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30 Jan, 25

By The Rise News
Editorial

Sanghar Tragedy: The Victims Were Prevented From Filing FIR as They Sought

Three men were murdered on January 26, 2025 in Chotiryaryoon, a small town in the Sanghar district, following a feud within the Junejo community. The clash not only claimed lives but also left more than 20 people injured. Since the attack, the victims led a sit-in, with bodies outside the Sanghar Press Club, demanding justice. […]

25 Jan, 25

By The Rise News
Editorial

PECA Law: In Other Words, No More Freedom of Speech

Pakistan’s National Assembly has passed the highly controversial “The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025,” tightening controls on digital media and curbing free speech under cyber law provisions. The PECA law imposes a three-year prison sentence and a fine of Rs2 million for spreading fake news or false information. The government has introduce this […]

16 Jan, 25

By The Rise News
News

Green Cooperative Initiative’s Land Controversy in Sindh: Ongoing Projects and Rising Criticism

The Green Cooperative Initiative is expanding its presence in Sindh, with 52, 713 acres of government land already set aside of its pilot project

08 Jan, 25

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

15-Year-Old Hindu Girl Converted After Abduction

Kajool Meghwar, a girl aged 15 and a few months, was abducted on December 29/30, 2024 from Gulzar Qureshi village, Mirpurkhas. She was forcibly converted to Islam at Pir Sarhandi shrine, and she was married to a man named Puhno, who is much older than her. Kajool is a Tenth-grade at Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Mirpurkhas. […]

08 Nov, 24

By The Rise News
News

Singer Saif Samejo Threatened with Death

Karachi (TRN): Saif Samejo, a renowned singer, recently faced death threats from Abdul Hakeem Siyal, a professor at a government college. Siyal approached Samejo’s café in Hyderabad, repeatedly declaring, “We will never leave him; we will kill him.” Samejo expressed confusion over the threats, stating he had no idea why Siyal wanted him dead or […]

By The Rise News
Editorial

Blasphemy Case in the Killing of Dr. Shahnawaz: Justice, if Truth Prevails

Those who caused this gruesome injustice are called to find the truth. In Pakistan, truth often dies at the hands of biased committees, which fail to uncover the full reality or instead present half-truths that only serve to strengthen lies. Sindh government has formed a committee to investigate the killing of Dr. Shahnawaz Kanbhar, whose […]

04 Jul, 24

By The Rise News
News

Nasrullah’s Mother Leads Protest, Urging Sindh Government for Justice

Karachi: Despite the sweltering weather and high humidity, people gathered in profusion at the Karachi Press Club on July 3, 2024, to lead a march to the Chief Minister House, Sindh. A mother, Amma Pathani, whose son, Nasrullah Gadani, was murdered in the last week of May, this year, led this protest. A protestor spoke […]

25 May, 24

By The Rise News
Editorial

Journalist Nasrullah Gadani: Who Killed Him?

Journalism is often called the first draft of history, and in Sindh, district Ghotki, in the small city Mirpur Mathelo, a journalist named Nasrullah Gadani embodied this principle. On 21, 2024, he was shot, and two days later; on May 24, 2024, he succumbed to his injuries. He challenged powerful groups whether they were […]

By The Rise News
Editorial

Sindh Government Silence Spurs Tribal Feud

Another tribal feud – another killing. In May 2024, Behram Sawand was crucified in a tribal feud as the police claimed. The Sandarani-Sawand tribal dispute started with honor killing, which resulted in the killings of around 30 people on either side. The provincial government, which should protect citizens, has completely failed to fulfill its […]

24 Apr, 24

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

A-13-year Hindu girl married after conversion to Islam

Karachi: After disappearing from her home, a minor girl named Neena converted to Islam and married off to Mehdi Hassan. A minor girl named Neena is of the Gujarati community, who lives in Kot Ghulam Mohammad, disappeared from her home around 2:00 or 3:00 am on April 22, 2024. Her family discovered in the early […]