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Pakistan: After being detained at Karachi airport, Baloch activist added t
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Sadia Baloch a law student and Baloch student leader, alleged in a post on X that Sammi's name has been added to Exit Control list for "unknown reasons," adding that this exposes the "prejudice-based and undemocratic policies" of the Pakistani state.
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Baloch rights activist barred from flying, detained for three hours at Kar
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch was stopped from flying abroad by immigration officials and was detained for over three hours at Karachi airport on Sunday.
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Balochistan: Two brothers killed in fake encounter by Pakistani forces in
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
As the situation in Balochistan continues to be grim, two brothers, Ismail and Habibullah, were allegedly killed by Pakistani forces in a fake encounter following their extrajudicial arrest.
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Pakistan: Islamabad reports first Polio case in 16 Years, triggers alarm
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported its first polio case in Islamabad in 16 years, raising the total for 2024 to 17. The case, detected in Union Council Rural 4, marks the city's first since 2008. Environmental samples from 64 districts, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, have tested positive for wild po
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Baloch rights organization attacks federal government for passing bill aga
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has condemned Pakistan's newly passed 'Peaceful Assembly and Public Order Act, 2024,' which grants the military sweeping powers to arrest and imprison individuals for organizing or participating in public meetings. The BYC views this legislation as a me
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Senators condemn Pakistan's new anti-terrorism powers, warn of escalating
Updated : 1 year, 8 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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Venue for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming rally changed by dist admin
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Islamabad district administration changed the venue for Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming rally on September 8, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Baloch rights organisation Paank condemns amendments to anti-ter
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The statement of Paank came after the Pakistani government granted security forces the authority to detain any individual on suspicion of an armed attack.
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Baloch rights organisation raises concern over restrictions on freedom of
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
According to the PAANK statement, "The restriction not only limits the economic, social, and political activities of the residents but also exacerbates the already tense situation in Balochistan, where communities are advocating for their rights amidst reports of enforced disappearances,
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Pakistan: Opposition coalition to hold multi-party conference over deterio
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Expressing deep concern over Balochistan's worsening situation, grand opposition alliance on Wednesday - Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) - has called for an multi-party conference (MPC), ahead of a long-awaited public meeting on September 8, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Opposition leaders raise concern over precarious situation in Ba
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The opposition leaders in Pakistan; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Omar Ayub Khan raised the issue of rising discontentment in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and urged the government to have dialogue with estranged youth.
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Journalist killed in Pakistan's Mastung
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Nisar Ahmed Lehri was heading to his home when armed men opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
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