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Row erupts after petition demands ban on ISKCON in Bangladesh calling it "
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The legal notice accuses the group of being a "radical organisation" that engages in activities threatening national security and provoke communal unrest.
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Pakistan: HRCP demands reversal of Anti-Terrorism Act amendment proposal,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded its 38th Annual General Meeting with a call for urgent action to address the country's deteriorating human rights situation, emphasising concerns over the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act amendment and threats to democracy. The Commissio
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Pakistan introduces bill for preventive detention of terror suspects
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistani government has introduced a bill in the National Assembly that seeks to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to detain individuals facing terrorism charges for up to three months. The proposed amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act aim to enhance national security
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BNP-Mengal supporters protest across Balochistan amid arrest of party lead
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The supporters and workers of the Balochistan National Party (BNP--Mengal) protested in Quetta and other cities after the registration of fake cases against the party leaders, including Sardar Akhtar Mengal, under the Anti-Terrorism Act on Sunday.
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Pak: Mahrang Baloch booked in terrorism case days after being 'barred' fro
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The FIR was filed under Section 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, additionally with sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 124-A (s
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Pakistan: Names of Pashtun rights organisation members added to list of 't
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In another attempt to mobilise state mechanisms for suppression of dissent, Pakistan has added the names of 52 individuals from various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the Fourth Schedule under Section 11EE of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government bans government employees from par
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
These latest bans on the PTM have escalated the existing tensions between the movement and the government, highlighting deeper issues related to Pashtun rights and state authority in Pakistan.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemns Pakistan's anti-terrorism laws targetin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
BYC criticised the decision to place Shahgi Sibghatullah, a BYC member, on the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act-1997.
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Pakistan: Blasphemy charges filed against Chichawatni man for Facebook pos
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A 25-year-old man from Chichawatni has been charged with blasphemy by the Pakistan Police based on his Facebook posts. The FIR, filed under Section 295 (C) of the PPC and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997, alleges he made derogatory comments about revered figures in Islam. The suspect
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Government turning Balochistan into mass internment camp: Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch in a statement lamented the Balochistan government for adding activists to the Fourth Schedule list under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Pakistan and said that the local administration of Balochistan is trying to convert the province into a mass internment camp
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Several people placed under Fourth Schedule of anti-terrorism act in Baloc
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Being placed on the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act means the concerned individuals have been designated as proscribed persons.
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Senators condemn Pakistan's new anti-terrorism powers, warn of escalating
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistani senators have denounced the government's recent decision to grant security forces special powers under an amended Anti-Terrorism Act. The new regulations, endorsed by the federal cabinet, enable extensive detention authority for up to three months and warrantless home searches, spa
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