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Pakistan: 542 more schools shut in Balochistan, 16,000 teachers needed to
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to the report, 16,000 teachers are required to reopen the closed schools.
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Balochistan students organisation condemns deteriorating education system
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Central Committee of the Balochistan Students Organisation (BSO-Pajjar) has expressed deep concerns over the deteriorating education system in Balochistan, as reported by Pakistani media outlet Dawn. In its recent meeting, the committee resolved to organise a roundtable conference to add
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Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings rampant in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan is witnessing a troubling rise in enforced disappearances, with reports indicating that Pakistani security forces are allegedly abducting individuals who protest against ongoing abuses. According to The Balochistan Post, 37 cases of enforced disappearances were documented in Augu
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Pakistan: Former Balochistan CM accuses Punjab students of using scholarsh
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Nawab Aslam Raisani claimed that Baloch students are being forcibly taken from educational institutions.
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Situation in Balochistan has escalated beyond point of no-return: MQM lead
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain has said that the situation in Balochistan has escalated beyond the point of no-return and Communicating through the medium of firearms and issuing threats of suppression by force is not prudent; it is a trajectory towar
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Balochistan: Two brothers killed in fake encounter by Pakistani forces in
Updated : 1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 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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Venue for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's upcoming rally changed by dist admin
Updated : 1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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