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PoGB traders lead movement against Pakistan's exploitation, demand end to
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has seen extensive protests for the past 20 days, as merchants, business leaders, and residents continue their sit-ins and rallies against what they label as "illegitimate taxation" and years of exploitation by Islamabad.
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Print media industry on brink in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu-Kashmir
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The print media sector in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is undergoing an extraordinary decline, with many newspapers closing down, circulation decreasing sharply, and journalists facing financial exploitation and censorship.
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"Traders haven't forgotten SP-era exploitation and 'goonda tax'": UP CM Yo
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Opening the Monsoon Session with a blistering attack, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of hiding behind a "facade" of democracy while subjecting traders to atrocities and a 'goonda tax' during its rule.
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Amazon sellers linked to Pakistan's exploitative garment factories: A dist
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A report by Labour Behind the Label exposes widespread labour abuses in Pakistan's garment factories supplying Amazon sellers. Workers face forced overtime, wage theft, and poor conditions, while weak enforcement and Amazon's lax oversight allow exploitation to continue unchecked.
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Balochistan at crossroads: US mining deal with Pakistan risks escalating c
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The new US-Pakistan mining deal in Balochistan risks increasing violence and repression in the region. Experts warn it prioritizes geopolitical rivalry with China over the rights of the Baloch people, who reject foreign exploitation without their consent, fearing more displacement and milita
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'Cut us open and we bleed like them': Amnesty slams Pakistan's discriminat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International's report reveals severe caste and religion-based discrimination against Pakistan's sanitation workers, mainly Christians and Hindus. They face hazardous work, low pay, job insecurity, and social stigma, with little legal protection, highlighting systemic human rights
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Himachal Pradesh: HC grants pension under old scheme to work-charge staff,
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a significant ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to extend benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to a retired peon who was initially employed as a daily wager and later granted work charge status, observing that services rendered in such capacity
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Recognise Balochistan, Reject Pakistan: Activist writes to Trump on Human
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The appeal, shared via a public letter on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, accuses Pakistan of illegal occupation, systemic exploitation, and fostering global terrorism through its rogue military-intelligence apparatus.
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Kashmiri activist writes open letter to Pakistan PM, slams 'Youm-e-Istehsa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Kashmiri activist Javed Ahmad Beigh criticised Pakistan's observance of "Youm-e-Istehsal," accusing it of exploiting the Kashmir issue since 1947. He blamed Pakistan for promoting extremism, drug trafficking, and cultural destruction in Kashmir, while praising the growing peace and integrati
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Tamil Nadu: Sanitation workers' protest against privatisation enters sixth
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The protestors allege that the privatisation poses a serious threat to their job security, livelihood, and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation by private agencies. The protests erupted after GCC officials informed the NULM workers on July 31 that they would now have to coordinate with
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Traders in PoGB block China trade route for 23 days, demand end to ''illeg
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan have blocked the Karakoram Highway for 23 days, halting trade with China. They demand removal of federal taxes, calling them illegal due to the region's disputed status. The protest has gained wide support and severely affected the local economy
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Widespread protests erupt at Sost Port in PoGB over unlawful taxation and
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests among traders and residents in the Sost Port area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) have surged in recent days, with demonstrators calling for an end to what they describe as "unjust taxation" and systematic exploitation by federal officials, as reported by WTV.
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