The “Asma Jahangir Conference” in Lahore turned into a battleground when the German Ambassador, Alfred Grannas, took the stage to speak on the topic of disability rights. As soon as he began his ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani human rights campaigner Asma Jahangir, who faced death threats by fighting for unpopular causes and was jailed in the 1980s for her pro-democracy work during ...

Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's leading liberal voice and iconic rights activist, has died. According to a statement from her family, the lawyer died suddenly after suffering cardiac arrest on Sunday ...

Asma Jahangir, Pakistan’s leading liberal voice and iconic rights activist, has died. According to a statement from her family, the lawyer died suddenly after suffering cardiac arrest on Sunday ...

LAHORE: National security is being increasingly used to curb free speech in most of South Asia and this trend has increased in recent years with social media shaping narratives and silencing dissent.

ISLAMABAD — Asma Jahangir, a leading Pakistani rights activist, fearless critic of the military’s interference into politics and a staunch defender of the rule of law, died Sunday in Lahore. She was ...

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Abu Bakar Khan is a final year law student at University Law College, ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent right activists and lawyers, died on Sunday of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore at the age of 66, her daughter said.

LAHORE: Organisers of the Asma Jahangir Conference are facing criticism after students alleged they were harassed and prevented from questioning the German ambassador over Germany’s support for Israel ...

Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said those who attack army installations will face military courts. He made the remarks during a speech at the Asma Jahangir Conference. Tarar emphasized that ...