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At UNHRC, Baloch activist calls Pak a 'breeding ground of terrorists'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 12 (ANI): Pakistan has become a breeding ground of terrorists, alleged a Baloch activist, adding that the country has become a threat to the world and especially its neighbours due to its lawlessness and injustices towards the minorities.
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Baloch activist hits out at Pak for 'running' after Kashmir, highlights it
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 12 (ANI): Hitting out at Pakistan government for "running" after Kashmir, a Baloch activist on Wednesday highlighted the atrocities carried out by state agencies against religious minorities in the country.
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Pak should look into its areas first before raising hue and cry on Kashmir
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Pakistan should first look into areas under its control before creating a hue and cry on Kashmir, said retired Colonel Wajahat Hasan at the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here on Wednesday.
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Decriminalisation of Sec 377 a stepping stone, say LGBT activists
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): A year since the Supreme Court overturned Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the LGBT community, which gathered for a celebration here on Wednesday said as far as equal rights for the group was concerned, there still remains a long way to go.
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Kejriwal requests Centre to denotify Ravidas temple land
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): Weeks after activists went on a rampage, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday requested the central government to denotify the forest land to facilitate the construction of Sant Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad area in south Delhi.
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CPEC adding to woes of Baloch people, say activists
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Balochistan], Sept 11 (ANI): Baloch political and human rights activists have blamed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollar project, for unemployment, insecurity and economic degradation in Balochistan.
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Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of India, says activist H Sering
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Sept 11 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan activist Senge H Sering on Wednesday called the occupied northern region a "part of India."
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Geneva: Activist lambasts Pak for atrocities in Balochistan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 11 (ANI): At a time when Pakistan is peddling its false narrative on the Kashmir issue, political activists from Balochistan have lambasted the country for the killings and enforced disappearances of the activists and minorities in the province.
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Geneva: Activists tear into Pak for atrocities against Baloch, false claim
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Baloch political activists and human rights defenders have lambasted on Pakistan for atrocities against Baloch people at the same time when the cash-strapped nation is crying foul over Kashmir at the 42nd United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here.
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Pak's outcry over Kashmir is hypocrisy, says Baloch activist
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Islamabad's outcry over Kashmir reeks of hypocrisy, said a Baloch activist, adding that Pakistani establishment is trying to hide their atrocities in Balochistan.
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Amid rocket fires sirens warning, Israel PM evacuated from stage during el
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ashodad [Israel], Sept 11 (ANI): Amid sirens warning of rocket fire, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was evacuated from the stage during an election rally in Ashdod on Tuesday.
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Pak has no right to speak on Kashmir at UN: Sindh, Baloch activists
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 10 (ANI): Political activists of Sindh and Balochistan on Tuesday called it ironic on part of Pakistan to peddle its false narrative on the Kashmir issue at the UNHRC session in Geneva when minorities in the country have been facing worsening human rights situation
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