KARACHI: The Second Floor (T2F) which calls itself a community space for open dialogue has been nominated for Dutch Human Right Tulip Award, ARY News reports.
KARACHI: One of the top officials of Karachi police on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a hit-list from Safoora bus attack suspects, containing names of journalists, fashion designers and government officials.
By Web Desk
Students at America's prestigious Harvard University in the state of Massachusetts on April 29 held a vigil for slain Pakistani rights campaigner and activist Sabeen Mahmud.
KARACHI: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a key suspect in connection to murder of human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud, ARY News reported.
In a Facebook post put up on its Facebook page on the evening of April 28, The Second Floor -- the brainchild of Sabeen Mahmud who was killed by unidentified men in Karachi on April 24 -- announced that it was closing till further notice.
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistani investigators have found no match for casings of bullets that killed a prominent human rights activist, dashing hopes for quick answers to a murder that has raised fears for the safety of dissenting voices.
By Omar R Quraishi
Sabeen was four years my junior at school -- we were in the same house in school and she was a top athlete and sportswoman even then. In fact, she was so good that she would be captaining most of the girls' teams for her house.
Sabeen Mahmud's murder case has been registered by police under the anti-terrorism act. The social rights activist was gunned down last night by armed assailants in Karachi.
Sabeen Mehmud, director of a non-governmental organization by the name of T2F (The Second Floor) was murdered last night in Karachi. Following her death, tweets from prominent personalities as well as ordinary citizens dominated Twitter.