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Pashtun, Baloch facing worst human rights crisis, says activists at UNHRC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): Political activists from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have raised the issue of worsening human rights situation in their provinces by targeting the Pakistani Army during the 43rd session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Don't need lessons from failed state: India lambasts Pak for raking up Kas
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for peddling its narrative on Kashmir at the United Nations Human Rights Council, remarking that the country "cannot mislead the international community" on the matter while continuing to use cross-border terrorism as
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Pakistan exposed at UNHRC for sponsoring, exporting terrorism
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): A European think-tank has exposed Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council for sponsoring and exporting terrorism despite it facing strict regulations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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Pakistan violating human rights in PoK, Gilgit: activists at UNHRC
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir have urged the UN Human Rights Council to protect their rights and save them from "Pakistan's oppression".
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Kashmiris hold anti-Pak protest against oppression, cross-border terrorism
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) held a protest against Islamabad for the oppression of indigenous people, exploitation of natural resources and sponsoring cross-border terrorism in the region.
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Youth say education not preparing them with skills to get jobs: UNICEF
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries shows that many feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs.
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Over 28,600 infected with coronavirus outside China: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], Mar 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 3,940 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people exceeded 28,600.
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Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure in PoK, says exiled leader
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): A leader from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) lambasted Pakistan for using the occupied territory as a "launching pad for terrorists" and extremists.
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WHO chief says threat of coronavirus becoming pandemic now 'very real'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 9 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that the threat of the coronavirus outbreak becoming a global pandemic was now "very real" after the deadly virus has spread in over 100 countries.
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India, Afghanistan victims of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan: Experts
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 9 (ANI): Political experts and human rights activists have accused Pakistan of promoting cross-border terrorism in India and Afghanistan, during an event held in Geneva.
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Hazara minority facing persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Activist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8(ANI): A human rights activist, belonging to the Hazara ethnic group, has demanded an urgent intervention by the international community to protect the minorities facing persecution in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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UN-backed candidate from Singapore beats China's nominee to head WIPO agen
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8 (ANI): Daren Tang, a civil servant from Singapore, serving the United Nations since a long-time, has defeated China's nominee to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a vote that followed weeks of vicious diplomatic sniping between Washingto
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