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Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Pakistan's Evictions Harming People in Poverty
June 12, 2026
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Saroop Ijaz, senior counsel in the Asia Division:

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Pakistan's Evictions Harming People in Poverty

Municipal Authorities Raze Settlements without Notice, Resettlement, or Compensation

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In recent weeks, Islamabad's Capital Development Authority (CDA) completed the first wave of demolitions of informal settlements acros . . .

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