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Pak: Canal protests paralyse goods movement across Sindh, ports warn of lo
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests against the Indus canal project continue to block major highways in Sindh, paralysing goods transport, stranding thousands of trucks, halting manufacturing, and raising fears of a severe port congestion crisis despite government efforts to resolve the standoff.
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Pakistan: Protesters hold ground over canal row, reject official promises
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
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US attacks on Yemen kill 38, injure 102
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister and the leader of the Liberal Party, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for Israel to end its weeks-long blockade and allow humanitarian aid to enter the besieged enclave.
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"Surgical strike on devious discount": BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on W
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"The protests by 'legends of loot' against 'blockade of burgle' is proof that 'not something is fishy, but the entire thing is fishy' regarding the current Waqf system. Cleaning up this filth is good for the country and religion," he said.
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Himachal: Visually impaired protesters block roads in Shimla, demand backl
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Members of the Himachal Pradesh Visually Impaired Association staged a massive chakka jam (road blockade) outside the state Secretariat in Shimla on Monday, intensifying their 535-day-long protest demanding the filling of backlog government job vacancies reserved for the visually impaired.
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Shambhu border blockade: Highway cleared, Dallewal breaks fast, SC told
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Punjab Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has cleared the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana and farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who was on fast unto death also broke his fast.
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IDF strikes key Hamas commanders as Gaza crisis deepens
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced the targeted killing of key Hamas commanders in Gaza, citing intelligence-based operations. Meanwhile, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff blamed Hamas for renewed fighting, as Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza and Lebanon. Humanitarian concerns
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China calls Trump's order for restrictions on Chinese semiconductor indust
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Responding to US President Donald Trump signing a memorandum directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to curb Chinese investments in strategic sectors, Lin Jian, a spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday, to the Global Times that "China has repeatedly ex
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National Highway blocked in Sindh, Pakistan, as protests erupt against six
Updated : 1 year ago IST
With vocal expressions of disapproval being reiterated time and again against building six new canals on the Indus River, the nationalist parties of Sindh organized protests and blocked highways in different parts of the province
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BLA claims responsibility for attack on Pakistani Forces in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Baloch Liberation Army has stated that it carried out coordinated attacks on multiple military checkpoints and personnel stationed in the Shaban region of Pakistan's biggest province. According to their spokesperson, Azad Baloch, BLA fighters set up blockades and launched simultaneous as
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Pakistan: JSMM declares political resistance against Punjab's water divers
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a bold move against what it calls "Punjabi imperialism," the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) has announced a complete blockade of Punjab's supply routes in Moro on February 25.
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China flexes military might: Simulated Taiwan blockade aims to deter US in
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
China has made no secret of its desire to annex Taiwan, which it may do by cutting off supplies and imposing a blockade on the self-governing island. To thwart the US military from assisting Taiwan, the Chinese military recently conducted drills, according to a report by The Eurasian Time
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