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Lahore, 12 April 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned today’s attack in Quetta, which has killed at least 20 people and injured about 48 others. The attack targeted the city’s Shia Hazara community, who live in ‘protected enclaves’ and – given the frequency of such attacks last year – are now accompanied by a police escort when venturing out to buy food and supplies. HRCP’s sources in Quetta say that, in addition to other civilians, at least eight Shia Hazara and one Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed in the attack.

SASoM 2018 reports on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other countries of South Asia, on equal and non-discriminatory access to socio-economic rights, specifically as it relates to their minorities.

The only labour reform agenda set by the Government is for the deregulation of labour for the full benefit of the private sector. For example, Vision 2025, the official policy document of the current Government, uses market oriented terminology to describe labour laws.

Fascism threatens to strike us hard with all its might if we don’t choose wisely in the coming Lok Sabha election. Period.