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"This is not new": Ex-diplomat Yash Sinha on Pakistan's air raids on Baloc
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Pakistan's recent air raids in the Zehri tehsil of Balochistan's Khuzdar district, Sinha said, "Even Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did that. This is not new. In the 70s, Bhutto used the Pakistani Air Force to strafe Balochistan. They have done this in the past, and they will do it a
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Drone, rocket strike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kill, injure civilians; PTM Hol
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
PTM Holland condemned two incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including a drone strike injuring a man and a Havan rocket killing one and injuring seven. Locals protested. PTM Germany also raised human rights violations by Pakistan's military with European Parliament members.
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Levies officer among two reportedly detained by security forces in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two men, including a Levies officer, were arrested in Balochistan's Kolwah and Kharan districts, with their whereabouts unknown. Separately, attackers abducted 18 labourers and set fire to vehicles in Khuzdar. The province faces a severe human rights crisis, with enforced disappearances and
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Pakistan: Sindh survey reveals 1.3 million children engaged in labour; maj
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The labour department, in partnership with UNICEF, officially launched the survey on Friday. It indicated that about two-thirds of the 1.3 million children are trapped in child labour in the agricultural sector, followed by manufacturing at 12.4 per cent and wholesale/retail trade at 10.8 pe
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Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab CM participate in kirtan darbar to commemorate 350
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Addressing the gathering during the Kirtan Darbar organised here at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Kejriwal said that the Punjab government is fortunate to have got the opportunity to organise a series of commemorative events dedicated to the Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
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China faces global scrutiny as WUC highlights Uyghur repression
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted global attention on China's repression of Uyghurs, including human rights talks in Europe, Canada's Bill C-251 to ban forced-labour imports, U.S. calls to raise detainees' plight, and Japan's support for Uyghur rights, while urging companies to cut
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NHRC seeks report from FSSAI over widespread reuse of cooking oil in India
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The complaint, filed by the Founder of Sarthak Samudayik Vikas Evam Jan Kalyan Sanstha (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh), raised concerns that despite the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) "RUCO - Repurpose Used Cooking Oil" campaign and policies promoting biodiesel at small h
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Pakistan should end grave, ongoing human rights violations: India at UNSC
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We call upon Pakistan to end the grave and ongoing human rights violations in the areas illegally occupied by it, where the population is in open revolt against Pakistan's military occupation, repression, brutality and illegal exploitation of resources," Ambassador Harish said, while add
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Pakistan intensifies repression: Enforced disappearances surge across Balo
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, security forces carried out a series of raids in Zehri, located in Khuzdar district, where several civilians were detained during violent operations. Witnesses said the campaign, which began in late September, involved indiscriminate firing and the assault
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Pakistan misusing anti-terror laws to silence Baloch voices, Amnesty Inter
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International condemned the Balochistan government for adding 32 activists, including women, to Pakistan's terrorist watchlist, calling it a violation of rights. The group urged removal from arbitrary lists, an independent probe into civilian deaths in Zehri, and amendments to anti-t
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Human Rights Watch urges ASEAN leaders to focus on human rights, humanitar
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Governments attending upcoming regional summits in Malaysia should reject the Myanmar military junta's plans to hold "elections" in December 2025, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to all countries sending delegates. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN partner summ
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Haryana refers case against former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa and family
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Haryana government has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case registered against former Punjab Director General of Police (Human Rights) Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and former Congress minister Razia Sultana, their daughter, and daughter-in-law in connection
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