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Islamic radicalization in Pakistan poses threat to world, say experts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 14 (ANI): Pakistan continues to remain an epicenter of Islamic radicalization, said a group of international experts while speaking on a side event titled "Growing Extremism in South Asia; Repercussions for the West" held during the 37th session of UN Human Right
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Activists pay tributes to late rights advocate Asma Jahangir
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 13 (ANI): Activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday paid tributes to Asma Jahangir, Pakistan Human Rights Commission co-founder and an advocate who fought for the rights of oppressed people in the South Asian nation.
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PoK activists hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN office
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) held a massive protest outside the United Nations office here on Tuesday against the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistani state in the region.
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UN must analyse legal aspect of CPEC, says Baloch activist
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Pakistan and China have no legal rights to carry out any economic activity in Balochistan, a territory under Pakistani occupation, said Baloch political activist Munir Mengal during the 37th UN Session on Human Rights here on Tuesday.
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Women activists highlight persecution of Christians in Pak at UN
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Christian women activists on Monday raised the issue of persecution of minority community by the hands of Islamic fundamentalists and the misuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan during the 37th session of human rights council session in Geneva.
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'Pak media not free to report reality'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 13 (ANI): Experts and political analysts on Monday censured Pakistan for crushing dissent and sheltering terrorists in the country, including Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan.
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'Pak Military establishment using Saeed for their strategic purposes'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui on Monday said that the military establishment in Islamabad is using people like Hafiz Saeed, who is globally designated as terrorist, for their own strategic purposes.
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Reporting on military, religion, a 'taboo' in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Reporting on military and religion is a taboo in Pakistan and defying the convention can make things worse for a person, said a Pakistani journalist.
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Protesters hold Free Balochistan protest in Geneva
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): Silent protests were organised at various offices of the United Nations in Geneva to raise the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
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Disappointed with Indian squad for CWG: Dutee Chand
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] March 10 (ANI): Athlete Dutee Chand on Saturday expressed surprise why she was not selected for the Commonwealth Games.
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Tibetans hold anti-China protest in Geneva
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 10 (ANI): Over a thousand Tibetans, living in Europe, gathered outside the United Nations in Geneva to protest against the Chinese government, urging the organisation to send a fact-finding mission to Tibet.
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'Broker' Pakistan now aspiring to sell Gilgit-Baltistan to China: EU exper
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): A senior European researcher has accused Pakistan of making moves to sell the disputed region of Gilgit-Baltistan to China in return for stacks of Renminbi (Chinese currency) and Yuan (basic unit of Chinese currency).
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