Education in schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has come to a halt, as the Grand Teachers Alliance has called upon a citywide strike over the concerns faced by teaching professionals.
Recently, UN experts expressed alarm at the reported rise in abductions, forced marriages and conversions of underage girls and young women from religious minorities in Pakistan
The 26-year-old Pakistani woman has been sentenced to death under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code for an alleged 'blasphemous' Whatsapp status.