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Malala gets emotional as she returns to Pak after 6 years
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 29 (ANI): Nobel laureate and prominent Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai said on Thursday that she had always dreamt of returning to her native Pakistan, nearly six years after being shot by Taliban militants for advocating girl's education in the country.
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Anna Hazare ends indefinite fast over Lokpal appointment
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday ended his indefinite fast after meeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
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Malala meets Pak PM Abbasi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 29 (ANI): The youngest Nobel laureate and prominent Pakistani educational activist, Malala Yousafzai met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday, the Pakistan Prime Minister's office confirmed the development.
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Pakistan's military, ISI waging quiet war against journalists, activists,
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [United States], Mar.29 (ANI): Pakistan is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for activists and reporters.
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Baloch people are victims of Pak war crimes: Activist
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], Mar 28 (ANI): World Baloch Women's Forum (WBWF) president and prominent Baloch activist Professor Naela Quadri Baloch has said that the people of Balochistan are victims of all forms of Pakistani war crimes.
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RTI activist attacked in Haryana
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Jind (Haryana) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Armed miscreants barged into the residence of RTI activist Sunil Kapoor in Haryana's Jind, on Tuesday, and tried to attack him.
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Toronto chef cuts deer's leg in front of vegan protestors, takes Twitter b
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Mar 28 (ANI): In a counter-protest of its own kind, the co-owner of a Toronto restaurant has responded to animal rights activists by cutting up a leg of deer in front of them, prompting reactions from the Twitter.
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70th anniversary of Pakistani occupation of Balochistan observed in Canada
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Mar 26 (ANI): A group of Baloch political and student activists in Canada gathered at Fairview Library in Toronto to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Pakistan's occupation of the land of the Baloch people.
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Anna Hazare slams govt for its 'sly' attitude
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare, who has begun his indefinite fast at Ramlila Ground here on Friday, slammed the government for its 'sly' attitude and creating hurdles to stall his protest.
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UKPNP condoles death of JKLF chief Naheem Bhutt
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 22 (ANI): The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Thursday extended its condolences to the family of late Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activist Naheem Bhutt, who died in an incident of Pak-initiated police firing in Kashmir.
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China wants to loot our resources: Baloch activist
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [US], Mar 22 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's statement that Beijing is ready to fight the bloody battle against its enemies for its position in the world shows the country is present in Pakistan to loot resources, a Baloch activist said.
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'Pak Army supports jihadis, uses them against minorities'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Army in the last few years has become radical and begun supporting jihadist groups, which are being used to kill minorities and rights activists in the Islamic nation, a Washington-based activist said on Wednesday.
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