Society for Human Rights and Prisoners' Aid (SHARP-Pakistan)
Striving for a Human Rights friendly Pakistan
Success-Stories
The cited issue is regarding of shops in the area of Zangal Patai Refugee Camp of Dargai, the claimant of the land is a Pakistani citizen named as Shreen Khan S/O Sher Ahmed Resident of Khattko Shah Dargai. Actually this land belongs to his Father in law who had died and left two daughters and Shreen Khan S/O Sher Ahmed is the husband of one the daughter of the late person. The issue has surfaced Read More …
The District administrator (DA) Mardan, informed the SHARP team Mardan on 16-01-2018 that a landowner Aziz (Pakistani national) came Gandaff camp along with the Machinery and intended to demolish some houses without having any legal documents. Although camp is under the jurisdiction and the administration of Commissioner of Afghan refugee (CAR). The SHARP team visited the camp on the same day and witnessed that a large area was badly destroyed. In result the water supply Read More …
SHARP ALAC team Mardan intervenes in the case of land dispute in Dispute Resolution Council (DRC) Takhtbhai where two Pakistani nationals filed an application in the office of District Police Officer (DPO) Mardan in which they complained that some families of refugees named Lal Khan s/o Char Gul, Nazir Gul s/o Char Gul and Anayat s/o Char Gul, illegally occupied a house measuring about 70 to 80 marlas situated in the Jalala camp, Mardan. The Read More …
On 2nd October 2017, Mr. Muhammad Nasir, an Afghan Refugee and a PoR card holder, currently residing in Razia Abad near PSO Petrol pump, Paratal, Jang Saidan Islamabad, visited SHARP office. He told that he has passed SSC examination from Federal Model Secondary School for Boys Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi Board) and now wants to get admission in Hasmat Ali College Rawalpindi in F.Sc. The Principal has refused and is not allowing for admission due to some Read More …
Access to quality education is the fundamental right of every human without any discrimination of cast, color, race and creed. Unfortunately, bias attitude by the society towards the afghan refugees has been witnessed many a times. SHARP-Pakistan team received information from District Jhelum that administration of Govt. Elementary school Thekrian was reluctant to promote/register Afghan students (more than 15 students in different grades) to next classes and asked them to leave the school treating them Read More …
Almost 93 Afghan families (539 individuals having PoR cards) were living in the village Noor Pur for the last 20 years. Noor Pur village comes under the jurisdiction of Police station Rango in Tehsil Hazroo, district Attock. District Attock in Punjab is considered one of the most sensitive locations in Pakistan because of the military installations, Airbase (Kamra) and its geographical location (provincial border of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). In terms of accessibility, there are Read More …
Community members of Afghan community living in Jand district Attock shared In SHURA meeting ( conducted on 8th-march-17 ) that under the policy shift of Govt.of Pakistan for Afghan refugees the Afghan refugees are not issued the Stamp paper by stamp vendors even though they are legally registered having PoR cards. This creates hurdle to make any business activity /agreement. To resolve the issue SHARP-Pakistan team visited some stamp vendors and inquired about the issue. Read More …
Badar Khan, an Afghan Refugee currently residing in Mir Pur Azad Kashmir with POR Card # ER20740925751. Badar got admission in M.Com Department at Federal Urdu University Islamabad .When he went to deposit admission fee in University admission office the staff refused to deposit his fee and informed that Afghans are not allowed to get admission in the University based on POR card. They shared that the University classes will start within 2-3 days after Read More …
Two brothers Hassan & Nadir worked with a local factory in Swabi. Both were terminated in year 2013 with an outstanding compensation and gratuity of around half million due on employer. The employer refused to pay the settlements. With the help of a private lawyer, they filed a suit for recovery in local court under Workmen Compensation Act. Later they approached SHARP-lawyers who took up the case. Keeping in view the poor financial condition, time Read More …
Due to SHARP’s team efforts, the Punjab police ensured computerized tenancy registration of Afghan refugees in newly established front disk in Punjab region.