A Pakistani human rights activist who fled to America out of concerns for her own safety says her father was abducted Thursday outside of a courthouse in Peshawar. Gulalai Ismail is now calling for ...

PESHAWAR, PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani human rights activist who recently fled the country to avoid harassment by security agencies says her father has been abducted by unidentified men.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A Pakistani security agency said on Friday it had arrested the father of a prominent political activist for spreading hate of the state on social media. Muhammad ...

It does not happen very often these days that there is a positive story containing the words “America” and “refuge,” but against all odds, human rights activist Gulalai Ismail has managed to slip ...

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2019 file photo, Pakistani teacher, social worker and activist, Mohammad Ismail holds a photo of his daughter, Gulalai Ismail, a prominent Pakistani rights activist living in ...

ISLAMABAD – A women’s right activist in Pakistan is pushing back against a man who accused her of blasphemy, a charge that carries a potential death sentence. Gulalai Ismail, the founder of the Aware ...

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD — A dozen plainclothes Pakistani security forces attempted Thursday to raid the former home of a human rights activist who recently fled to the United States seeking asylum. Gulalai ...

Gulalai Ismail has been an advocate for human rights in Pakistan since she was 16 years old. For years, she has spoken out about abuses against women and girls, and last year, she began to advocate ...