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UN's deputy rep to Afghanistan Potzel calls for formation of inclusive gov
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): The deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Markus Potzel, called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and said that the Taliban must obtain domestic recognition to be recognized by the international comm
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Extrajudicial killings in Balochistan on the rise: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): Alongside a massive rise in cases of enforced disappearances and abduction in Balochistan, there has been a reported increase in the number of extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, stated the monthly newsletter of the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC)
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Conference in Brussels slams Pakistan for 'extrajudicial killings of minor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 25 (ANI): A conference on "Islamism and Human Rights in Pakistan" was held in Flemish Parliament at Leuvenseweg in Brussels on Tuesday.
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Government in Pakistan changes but Balochistan continues to remain under f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): In a big embarrassment for the new Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, the Balochistan region is witnessing fresh protests and acts of retaliation by the armed groups as the Pakistani security forces continue to carry out "extrajudicial kil
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US State Dept report paints grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Citing numerous cases of extrajudicial killings, suppression of media freedom and highlighting 'pervasive corruption' in politics and the government, the US State Department report painted a grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan.
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Pak's Jamaat-e-Islami to observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on December 12
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami has announced to observe Balochistan Solidarity Day on December 12 to highlight the rising numbers of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistan's security forces.
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Pak should take credible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism: India at
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) asked Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in all the territories under its control.
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Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan's Panjshir with killings, food control
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Taliban have imposed a blockade in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, denying residents food and carrying out some extrajudicial killings, The Washington Post reported.
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Pakistani cop held for murdering man acquitted of blasphemy charges
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): A Punjab police constable was arrested on Saturday for murdering a man who was acquitted of blasphemy charges last year.
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Pakistan's obsession with blasphemy laws leads to extrajudicial killings,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Blasphemy is a highly sensitive issue in deeply conservative Pakistan where mere allegations have led to extrajudicial killings and mob violence.
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US Congressman expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhis, US Congressman Adam Schiff has condemned the human rights abuses in Sindh province, including disappearances, torture, forced conversions and extrajudicial killings.
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US should force Pak to end Pashtun 'genocide', support to global terrorism
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): Pashtun Tahfuz Movement USA (PTM USA) has urged the United States and world organisations to force Pakistan to end its harassment and extrajudicial killings of Pashtuns as well as its support to global terrorism.
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