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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 […]

29 Apr, 24

By Veengas
Human Rights, News

Security Forces in Karachi Abduct Bashir Shar Again

Karachi: 23-year-old, Bashir Shar, a young man, was picked up by security forces from his home in Bhitai Abad, Karachi on April 28, 2024. When Bashir entered his home, the security forces approached and forcibly abducted him while his relatives resisted and struggled to protect him from security forces. The security forces included the police […]

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 […]

22 Apr, 24

By Veengas
News

A military officer ordered Malir Villagers, in 14 days, to leave their land

Karachi: In Malir, locals are given only a two-week warning to leave their houses, or else they will lose possession of anything. For more than 30 years, the land in Malir district has been under the threat of encroachment by Bahria Town, the Defense Housing Authority (DHA), and numerous housing schemes. The locals have been […]

21 Apr, 24

By The Rise News
Editorial

Bring Priya Kumar Back!

It has been 33 months and 976 days since a little girl Priya Kumari, disappeared. News like this rarely makes a big headline in Pakistan’s elite media, nor do elite politicians seem concerned about it. Because every day, children are kidnapped and are sexually abused. In 2023 alone, there were 1,930 reported cases in […]

29 Sep, 23

By Veengas
News

Sakrand Tragedy: Rangers and Police Open Fire Directly on Civilians

Sakrand: On Saturday, September 28, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded in the village of Mari Jalbani, Sakrand, resulting in the loss of four lives and injuries to others, including a woman. The incident transpired as Rangers and the police launched a massive operation, ostensibly to apprehend a suspected militant. Eyewitnesses among the villagers, who tending […]

27 Aug, 23

By Veengas
News

Activists denouncing the encroachment and settlement aliens in Malir as being anti-Sindh

Karachi: According to the Malir Development Act, Malir 17 dehs will be transferred to a satellite town. This move, along with accommodating non-indigenous people, has raised concerns about the impact on the local population and anti-Sindh sentiments. Protesters have claimed the Sindh and Federal governments of implementing anti-Sindh projects with the aim of reducing the […]

10 Jun, 23

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, Video

A Hindu girl’s Mother beseeched the state for her daughter

08 Jun, 23

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

Raveena Meghwar, aged 15 converted to Islam after abduction

Tando Allahyar: On May 25, 2023, Raveena Meghwar, aged 15, was abducted from the town of Chambar, District Tando Allahyar, Sindh. Raveena had been married off to a Muslim man after conversion. The girl is underage and Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act prohibits child marriage in the province of Sindh. The girl’s brother Dilip Meghwar […]

08 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Forced Conversion, News

A 14-year-old Hindu girl, Sohana Sharma Kumari abducted – Parents appealed for support

Benazirabad: Sohana Sharma Kumari was kidnapped from her home in front of her mother from Qazi Abad, District Benazirabad in the first week of June 2023. The girl’s mother, Jamna Sharma said to The Rise News: her daughter was getting tuition and a private teacher came home to teach her daughter. ‘One day her teacher […]