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Pakistan caretaker government releases 34 more Baloch protesters
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistan caretaker government has released 34 more Baloch protestors who had been arrested during a police crackdown in the federal capital last week, as reported by Geo News.
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Baloch protesters issue three-day ultimatum in aftermath of police crackdo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) issued a three-day ultimatum to Pakistani authorities in the aftermath of a police crackdown on the 'Baloch Genocide' march in Islamabad, resulting in the arrest of over 300 demonstrators, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemns crackdown on Baloch protester
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, HRCP Commission Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt said the commission was appalled by the state's response to peaceful protesters.
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Pakistan President Alvi, caretaker PM Kakar express concern over police cr
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Expressing concern over the police crackdown on Baloch protesters in Islamabad, Pakistan President Arif Alvi and caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar announced measures to improve the law and order situation in Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Baloch people carry out massive protests; block highways, hold s
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Baloch people carried out rallies and demonstrations against "state terrorism" and acts of forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Pakistan government at multiple locations across the country.
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Pak: Peaceful protest is everyone's right, says Islamabad High Court on Ba
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Highlighting the police crackdown on Baloch protestors, the Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) said that peaceful protest is everyone's right and the Baloch protestors cannot be "forcefully" sent back to their province, reported ARY News.
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Pakistan: Hundreds protest against state terrorism in Balochistan, demands
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Hundreds of people in Balochistan's Kohlu have closed the market and have been protesting against state terrorism in the capital of Pakistan, demanding the release of those arrested in Islamabad and allowing them to march peacefully.
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Pakistan: Protesters resume long march to Islamabad against alleged extraj
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesters vowed to march towards Islamabad despite the closure of transport and to raise their voice against the recovery of their loved ones and against the ongoing genocide and state terrorism in Balochistan, The Balochistan Yakjehti committee said.
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Amnesty International condemns arrests of Baloch protesters in Pakistan, s
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A global human rights group, Amnesty Asia, condemned the arrests and detention of people who participated in the Baloch protest in Dera Ghazi Khan to raise a voice against the terrorism and brutality against the Baloch people on Monday.
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Pakistan: Karachi city police chief seeks 20,000 personnel, PKR 100 mln fo
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
It reported quoting a city police spokesperson, that in a meeting held to review arrangements for the February 8, 2024 general elections, senior officials of the Sindh government and zonal DIGs of different police units exchanged views about security measures, allocation of sufficient manpow
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London: Baloch Human Rights Council organises conference to address human
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a conference in London to address the human rights violations in Balochistan and to provide a platform where impassioned voices could highlight the ongoing human rights issues in Pakistan.
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Impact of climate change in Pakistan's Balochistan continues to worsen
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Conference of Parties-28 (COP28) concludes by highlighting climate change concerns, an expert stressed that Pakistan's Balochistan has been witnessing the effects of climate change since the late 1990s, adding that the impacts of climate change have continued to worsen over the last t
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