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Letter: child labour survey in Pakistan

March 5, 2013

Letter to the Prime Minister for the Implementation of ECA

March 5, 2013

The Social Security Bill 2010 and Initial report of the ICESCR

February 28, 2013

Islamabad: The Institute for Social Justice (ISJ) has urged the Government of Pakistan to immediately pass the Constitutional (Amendment) Act 2010 (the Right to Social Security), which was introduce in the Senate of Pakistan on 31st January 2011. Through the … Read More

The right to home

February 27, 2013

By Rafia ZakariaTHROUGH the pogroms and cataclysms of history, when populations were chased from their homes and hearths by war or famine or persecution, it was always their right to arrive at a destination, be integrated and accepted into a … Read More

Dawn Editorial: Tax evaders

February 27, 2013

THE region-wise breakdown of data on potential wealthy tax thieves makes interesting reading. The data, compiled by the Federal Board of Revenue with the help of the National Database and Registration Authority, shows, and predictably so, that Punjab is home … Read More