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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif calls for political solution to Balochistan crisis
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has pledged to play a political and democratic role in addressing Balochistan's unrest, following a detailed meeting with National Party President Abdul Malik Baloch. The leaders discussed the BNP-M sit-in, arrests of activists, and developmental concerns, with S
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Pakistan: BYC claims activist Gulzadi Baloch brutally tortured before bein
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights organisation, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said on Tuesday evening that activist Gulzadi Baloch was "brutally tortured" by Pakistani forces before being brought to the Hudda jail in Quetta.
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Courts not supposed to do moral policing, says SC as it sets aside order i
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that courts are not supposed to do moral policing, while setting aside High Court order imposing Rs 10 lakh costs each on musician Vishal Dadlani and political activist Tehseen Poonawalla over certain tweets they posted in 2016 mocking a Jain monk.
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LG VK Saxena Defamation Case: Court orders to release Medha Patkar on prob
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Saket District court on Tuesday directed to release social activist Medha Patkar on the probation of good conduct for one year.
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Pak human rights groups condemn abduction of activist Gulzadi Baloch
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leading human rights groups of Pakistan, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and Paank have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of BYC activist Gulzadi Baloch at the hands of Pakistani forces.
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BNM intensifies global advocacy against human rights abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has intensified its international outreach to spotlight human rights abuses in Balochistan, including the arbitrary detention of activists like Mahrang Baloch. With backing from lawmakers in the UK, EU, US, and Ireland, BNM has engaged the UN and foreign
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Medha Patkar challenges defamation conviction in Delhi High Court
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Social activist Medha Patkar has approached the Delhi High Court, challenging her conviction in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The case dates back to 2001, when Saxena accused Patkar of publishing defamatory statements about him.
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Pakistan security forces raid home of Baloch activist, abducts father
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Beebow Baloch has been held in Hudda Jail for the past two weeks, alongside BYC organizer Mahrang Baloch, under the custody of Pakistani authorities. Earlier today, Sabiha Baloch's father was also taken into custody, BYC cited.
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Mahrang Baloch turns down conditional release, calls for freedom of activi
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Balochistan Post reported that a delegation led by the Deputy Commissioner of Quetta visited Baloch at Hudda District Jail earlier in the day. According to her sister, Nadia Baloch, the officials proposed her release in exchange for her agreement to limit her political activities.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and gender discrimination against women in Pakistan, highlighting issues ranging from honour killings and forced marriages to workplace harassment and weak legal enforcement.
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Tehreek Ittifaq-e-Rai calls for unity among ongoing struggles in Balochist
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The meeting, presided over by a political activist from PoJK, Amjad Ayub Mirza, was marked by a call for military personnel from PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to refuse to participate in Pakistan's military operations against the Baloch independence movement.
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PoJK activist condemns China's aid to Myanmar, warns of expansionist strat
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
He highlighted that China's growing presence in Myanmar mirrors its strategy in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), where Beijing has been expanding its influence under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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