LAHORE: Pakistani authorities refused to let a top human rights lawyer leave the country, citing her "anti-state activities", she told reporters on Monday (Jan 20), in what appeared to be the latest example of an ongoing rights crackdown.
Jalila Haider, who last year featured on a BBC list of 100 inspiring and influential women for her work defending women's rights in Pakistan, was briefly detained by immigration officials in Lahore as she tried to fly to Britain to attend a workshop on women's issues.
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