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Pakistan: Over 100 children die due to Diphtheria in Karachi amid lack of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to Sindh's health officials, last year 140 cases were received by Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and 52 of them could not survive.
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Pakistan: 11 killed, several injured in clashes between two tribes in Khyb
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Tensions rose in the Kurram district of the province after two people were critically injured in a shooting incident between rival tribes in the northwestern part of the country. However, the reason for the clashes is not known.
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Pakistan targets Mahrang Baloch with controversial FIR amid ongoing suppr
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In yet another incidence of atrocious suppression of dissent of Balochs, Pakistan has registered an FIR against the activist Mahrang Baloch, alleging her of inciting hatred, turning young people against the state, and aiding terrorism.
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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 faces backlash over rising enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On October 3, the Baloch National Movement's human rights wing, Paank, revealed that Imran Baloch, a farmer and the sole breadwinner of his family, was forcibly taken by Pakistan's security forces from Gwadar.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Duki following deadly rocket attack on coal mi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On Friday, citizens and traders held a protest in response to the lethal rocket attack on coal mines in Duki, Balochistan, which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 miners and injuries to seven others.
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Six more, including students abducted by Pakistani security forces in Balo
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
On Wednesday, Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies conducted raids on the hostels of Punjab University and the University of Lahore, reportedly detaining three students and transferring them to unknown locations.
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CPEC is path to exploitation, not prosperity for Balochistan, warns BNM le
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
During a side event at the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Dr. Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), criticised China's growing influence in Balochistan.
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Two baloch youth reportedly abducted by Pakistani intelligence agencies
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to a report by The Balochistan Post, Pakistani intelligence forces, along with military personnel, allegedly took two Baloch youths at gunpoint from a vehicle outside a hotel near Hub Bhawani Shah Pump late Wednesday night.
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Pakistan: Two terrorists killed in exchange of fire with security forces i
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The security forces thwarted an attack on a military in Zhob District of Balochistan, killing two terrorists, which also included a suicide bomber, Pakistan's military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, according to ARY News.
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Balochistan witnessed 41 incidents of enforced disappearances in July: Rep
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
PAANK, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), highlighted the atrocities committed by Pakistan's armed forces in its September report. The report indicated that Balochistan experienced 41 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings, and 25 incidents of extraju
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Pakistan approves additional budget to secure Chinese interests: Report
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to the report, the decision was made during a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, chaired by Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.
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