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Pakistan official disrupt presser against forced shutdown of art exhibitio
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 28 (ANI): In yet another instance of muzzling of media in Pakistan, a press conference by activist Jibran Nasir was disrupted by an official for criticising the shutting down of an art exhibition depicting the extrajudicial killings in Karachi.
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Was pressured to plead guilty, says Maria Butina upon return to Russia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 27 (ANI): Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina, who was released from prison in the US on Friday after having served more than 15 months for conspiring to act as a foreign agent, returned to Moscow on Saturday.
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Exiled Kashmiri activist exposes Pakistan's duplicity on Kashmir issue
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Calgary [Canada] Oct 26 (ANI): The exiled chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has lambasted Pakistan for its duplicity over Kashmir issue and promoting terrorism in the region.
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Russian national Maria Butina released from US prison
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina was released from prison in the US on Friday after having served more than 15 months for conspiring to act as a foreign agent, US Federal Bureau of Prisons said, adding that the activist is expected to be immediately
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Gulalai Ismail's father detained in Pak in cybercrime case
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 25 (ANI): Professor Muhammad Ismail, the father of Pakistani human rights activist, Gulalai Ismail, has been detained by law personnel in Peshawar in connection with a cybercrime case as per the country's laws, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said on F
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My father brought to court premises, seems unwell: Gulalai Ismail
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Pakistani activist Gulalai Ismail on Friday said she has received information that her father, who was abducted yesterday from Peshawar, has been brought to the court premises.
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Pakistani women's rights activist Gulalai Ismail condemns 'criminal silenc
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Pakistani women's rights activist Gulalai Ismail on Friday condemned the "criminal silence" of mainstream Pakistani media on the abduction of her father.
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US expresses concern over detention of Gulalai Ismail's father in Pak, say
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over the 'detention' of Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail's father in Pakistan and continued harassment faced by her family, US on Friday urged Islamabad to uphold the rights of citizens.
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Abduction of my father attempt to terrorise Pakistanis who dare to use 'co
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Prominent human rights activist Gulalai Ismail on Thursday called the abduction of her father in Peshawar an attempt to terrorise the women of Pakistan and others who dare to use their "conditional rights".
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'Father picked up by men in militia dress', says Pakistani rights activist
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail, who is currently in the US on Thursday said that her father was picked up by "men wearing militia dress" in Peshwar.
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Religious persecution, violence against women salient features of Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Religious persecution and violence against women are some of the most salient features of Pakistan, said Sindhi-American Human Rights activist Fatima Gul at the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'Human Rights in South Asia' here
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Pak-sponsored terror in Kashmir 'ignored and overlooked' by human right ac
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): Senior Indian Journalist from Kashmir Aarti Tikoo on Tuesday outlined the concerns of Pakistani terror victims in Kashmir and asserted that the human rights activist and press in the world have completely overlooked the 30-years of terror in Kashmir. Read More
