The notorious Hudood Ordinances restored medieval punishments such as floggings, amputations for theft and demands that a rape victim had to produce four Muslim witnesses or risk being charged with adultery. Zia also expanded the blasphemy laws. Clauses were added to the penal code that made insulting the Prophet Mohammed a crime punishable by death.
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Pakistan: Decades after the death of Zia Ul Haq - laws and ideologies pushed by the fundamentalist general are still shaping the country
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Partition and the Idea of Pakistan | Venkat Dhulipala
28 December 2016THE YEAR 2017 will mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of India and Pakistan.
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India: Demonetization Undermines the Right to Food and the Right to Life - text of statement by the Right to Food Campaign
28 December 2016The right to food campaign is dismayed by the Indian government’s reckless attempt to renew currency notes, known as "demonetization", without any serious attention to the consequences it may have for poor people. This move serves no clear purpose and is a major attack on the right to food and the right to life.
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Pakistan: Trade union & labour leaders speak up in defence of arrested fishermen languishing in Indian Jails
27 December 2016Plight of fishermen of both Pakistan and India who are often arrested for violating limits of territorial waters of the two countries was highlighted at a press conference jointly addressed by representatives of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), National Labour Council and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday. (24 Dec 2016]
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Release of Imprisoned Indian Fishermen by Pakistan despite the lull in dialogue between India and Pakistan - PIPFPD statement of 22 Dec 2016
22 December 2016Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) welcomes the decision of Pakistan government to release 439 arrested Indian fishermen in two batches. A batch of 220 fishermen will be released on 25th December and a batch of 219 on 5th January 2017.
