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Pakistan's ISI suspected to be behind killing of Baloch journalist in Swed
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], May 1 (ANI): Baloch political activists, who reside abroad in exile, have expressed concern over the killing of Sajid Hussain, the editor-in-chief of Balochistan Times.
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Organised sex racket run by terror groups in PoK needs world's attention,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], April 30 (ANI): Political activists and human rights organisations have raised concerns over organised sex racket being run by banned terror groups who are targeting local women in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
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ASHA workers continue to do COVID surveys in Red Zones, despite hostility
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Braving all odds, workers of the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) are conducting door to door surveys in the Red Zones of Nagpur putting their lives at risk.
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Why is China silent over disappearances of Covid-19 whistleblowers?
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 20 (ANI): Human rights advocates fear that the Chinese authorities have been secretly terrorising lawyers and activists speaking up about the coronavirus outbreak and are being branded as enemies of the state in the process.
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US 'deeply concern' over arrests of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kon
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States on Saturday expressed concern over the arrest of at least 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
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Pak secret agencies backing criminals to target civilians in Balochistan,
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], April 13 (ANI): Baloch political activists have alleged that Pakistan's secret agencies are constituting criminal gangs and providing them weapons to target civilians and activists in Balochistan province.
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PoK, Gilgit Baltistan unprepared to handle COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington/London (US/UK), April 11 (ANI): Lack of coronavirus testing laboratories, medical staff, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan are causes of major concern, say political activists even as the pandemic is set to flare u
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Broad coalition forming in US to pressure China to close wet markets
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 08 (ANI): A coalition consisting of Senators, activists and Humane Society of the United States is being formed to exert pressure on China to close the infamous wet markets of wild food markets for bat, cat and dog mean blamed for the outbreak of the coronavirus and a nu
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Plea in SC seeking payment of wages to MGNREGA workers amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Social activists Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey have approached the Supreme Court, seeking directions for the payment of wages to MNREGA workers during the lockdown, issuance of temporary job cards to migrants, who returned to their native villages, and for an inc
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Imran Khan's criticism over J&K Reorganisation Order 2020 baseless, sa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Glasgow/London [Scotland/UK], April 4 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have condemned Prime Minister Imran Khan's criticism over the introduction of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Order 2020.
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PM Modi's 21-day lockdown is model for COVID-19 affected countries, say ac
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): At a time when the world is fighting COVID-19 pandemic and several countries are grappling with the rising cases of coronavirus, the initiatives taken by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for containing the menace are being lauded by many activis
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PM Modi's 21-day lockdown is model for COVID-19 affected countries
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar 29 (ANI): At a time when the world is fighting COVID-19 pandemic and several countries are grappling with the rising cases of coronavirus, the initiatives taken by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for containing the menace are being lauded by many activist
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