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Pakistan: Peshawar High Court upholds ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and
Updated : 1 hour, 57 min ago IST
Peshawar High Court upheld the ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and its leaders, including Manzoor Pashteen, rejecting petitions challenging the 2024 proscription under Anti-Terrorism Act. Detailed judgement to follow.
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Dhaka court rejects journalist Anis Alamgir's bail petition in anti-terror
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail plea of journalist Anis Alamgir in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, bdnews24 reported.
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Pak: Rawalpindi ATC withdraws arrest warrants for Aleema Khan, seeks respo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court cancelled arrest warrants for Aleema Khan after she appeared and filed a compliance report. She submitted new PKR 1 million surety bonds and sought the reversal of frozen bank accounts. The case stems from a PTI protest last year, with further hearings set f
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Pakistan: Dozens of Baloch activists placed on Fourth Schedule under Anti-
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Several political and human rights activists, including relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, have been added to Pakistan's Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reported The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Punjab extends ban on gatherings, Section 144 enforced for anoth
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Citing continued security threats, the Punjab government extended Section 144 across the province until November 8. The measure, aimed at curbing unrest and violence, follows renewed federal action against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, ARY News reported.
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Human Rights Watch calls out Pakistan to drop charges against journalist
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on October 31, 2025, on apparent politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. It gave a call to the Pakistani authorities to immediat
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Pakistan bans TLP under anti-terror law after fresh wave of violence
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The decision, announced after a federal cabinet meeting on Thursday, comes amid growing criticism over Islamabad's repeated failure to curb extremist outfits that often operate freely in the country.
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch slams Pakistan's "weaponised" anti-terror a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch condemned Pakistan's amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling them a tool to silence peaceful dissent. She highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on Baloch civilians, urging her community to resist fear and continue the
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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, restoring the provision of preventive detention for individuals suspected of terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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Amnesty International flags enforced disappearances of Baloch students, se
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the rising number of enforced disappearances of Baloch students across Pakistan, urging authorities to investigate and release them. The missing include Mahjabeen and Younus Baloch, with rights groups blaming security forces for targeting youth
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Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh's interim government risk und
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On May 12, the interim government ordered a "temporary" ban on the Awami League, using newly introduced powers under a draconian amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act
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PoGB: Protest erupts in Skardu over arrest of political activists
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A large protest organised by the Awami Action Committee (AAC) took place on Monday in Skardu's Yadgar area in Pakistan occupied Gilgit Baltistan, condemning the recent arrests of political activists, including prominent leader Muhammad Javed and political worker Ali Taj.
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