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Pakhtun nationalist leaders call on Pakistan to halt deportation of Afghan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Leaders of Pakhtun nationalist parties on Wednesday called on Pakistan to halt the deportation of Afghan refugees, urging the government to stop sending back people who have lived in the country for over four decades, the Dawn reported on Thursday.
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Taliban officials urge Pakistan to prepare joint mechanism for gradual rep
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation spokesperson, Mufti Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, said that bringing the refugees back is the official policy of Afghanistan, Dawn reported. However, it should be conducted under a joint mechanism with Pakistan so that refugees are returned graduall
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UN expresses concern as Pakistan set to resume deportation of Afghan refug
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Holding camps have been set up, and Afghan refugees are being repatriated through the Pak-Afghan border in Balochistan's Chaman district, according to a district official, Dawn reported on Thursday.
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BNP-M's sit-in continues until release of Baloch women, says BNP-M Preside
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mengal had announced a "long march" from Wadh to Quetta to protest the arrests of BYC chief organiser Mahrang Baloch and other leaders as well as police crackdowns on a sit-in. However, the Quetta administration had denied the party permission for the rally, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan begins deportation of Afghan nationals as ACC deadline expires
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The law enforcement in Pakistan's twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has been instructed to arrest and deport Afghan nationals involved in criminal activities, along with their families, as the Pakistan government's deadline for Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders to leave the country exp
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Former PM Imran Khan's party PTI denied permission to hold rally at Minar-
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Deputy Commissioner of Lahore has rejected an application by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party, Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaaf (PTI) for holding a public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan due to security concerns and law and order situation in the country, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: University of Balochistan shuts indefinitely amid growing securi
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The University of Balochistan has been closed indefinitely and shifted to online classes, according to a notification issued by its Registrar on Tuesday. Pakistani media outlet Dawn reported that the decision came amid escalating security concerns in the province, which has witnessed a surge
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Pakistan army hit by another BLA attack, 5 killed, including 3 soldiers
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A terrorist attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Balochistan's Noshki district on Sunday left five people dead, including three FC personnel and two civilians, Dawn reported.
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Locals stranded in PoGB as snowfall disrupts road access
Updated : 1 year ago IST
These natural events have severed access to various remote areas, including Dasakram, Chilam, Manimarg, Darle, Kala Pani, Mir Malik, Nanga Parbat Rupal Valley, and Parsheng, leading to severe shortages of essentials such as food, medicine, and a lack of electricity and mobile network connect
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Mehnatkash Aurat Rally urges solidarity against anti-Sindh projects in Kar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The rally marched under the slogan 'Class resistance against the looting of the Indus River, our land and environment,' the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Wheat crops at risk as dams approaching dead levels
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has issued a warning to the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan about a potential 30-35 per cent water shortage, as the Tarbela and Mangla dams are rapidly approaching their dead levels, affecting the wheat crops, the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: At least 11 killed, 22 injured after terrorists target cantt wit
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Following the blast, the terrorists tried to infiltrate the camp, leading to a gun battle, Dawn reported, citing official sources. At least 11 people, including five women and four children, were killed, and 22 others were injured after terrorists rammed two explosives-laden vehicles into th
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