Nawab Brahumdagh Bugti, BRP President, criticised Pakistan's reported bounties on exiled Baloch leaders, calling it an evasion of real issues like enforced disappearances, resource control, and basic rights in Balochistan. He urged dialogue over pressure to resolve the crisis.
CPI leader, Binoy Viswam, said, The primary slogan raised by farmers and trade unions is the withdrawal of the labour codes, which are not labour codes. It should be named as anti-labour codes.
In a press statement, the US Department of State said the Iranian authorities have responded to popular demands for basic rights with "violence and cruel repression" against their own citizens.
Residents across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir staged protests against prolonged power outages, accusing authorities of mismanagement and unfair electricity distribution. Demonstrators warned of escalating unrest if uninterrupted power supply is not restored during the winter months
The region has witnessed massive protests in recent weeks, with thousands of people from diverse sections of society taking to the streets against what they describe as the government's negligence, ineffective governance, and continued suppression of basic rights and facilities.
She highlighted the contradiction in India's relations with the Taliban, stating that while the country is assisting in rebuilding Afghanistan, including educational scholarships, Indian Muslims are being deprived of basic rights and opportunities.
Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, who is the chairman of the United Kashmir People's National Party, termed the ongoing mass protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as a "movement for basic rights" and noted that people have been deprived of "all kinds of rights" for the last few decad
PTI in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir accused the Anwar-led government of incompetence and repression as protests spread across Mirpur, Plandri, Bhimber and Dadyal. The party alleged state-backed firing injured four people and claimed thousands have joined sit-ins demanding basic rights
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has issued an urgent international appeal following the shutdown of internet and phone services across Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to the UKPNP press release, this communication blackout is a deliberate move by Pakistani a
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly condemned the violent crackdown by the Hub administration on a peaceful rally held in Hub Chowki, terming it a "shameful" act and a gross violation of human rights.
Ad-hoc government employees in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir are protesting in Muzaffarabad, demanding regularisation after working for over 20 years without permanent status. Facing job insecurity and no pensions, they accuse the government of exploiting their prime years and denyin
Speaking to ANI, LG Sinha said, "Separatism and terrorism have no future in Jammu and Kashmir. I have said it many times that our neighbour (Pakistan) is struggling with its internal issues. It is not even able to take care of the basic rights of its citizens... it should stop exporting t