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Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement accuses Pakistan of enforced disappearances, cal
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) UK chapter has strongly accused Pakistan of violating international human rights obligations, alleging that the country's military continues to suppress Pashtun human rights defenders through enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, as cited by PT
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Baloch leader invites international community to visit Balochistan, citing
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch invited global bodies and media to visit Balochistan, alleging human rights abuses by Pakistan's military. He promised safety for delegations and urged the UN to hear Baloch voices directly, calling for international attention to alleged mass graves and exploi
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UKPNP holds protest outside Pakistani consulate in Bradford against so-cal
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
According to a Facebook post shared by Sardar Tahir Khan, Central Secretary Information, UKPNP, the protesters rejected the observance, terming it a "fraud, deception and mockery" of the Kashmiri people.
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Kashmir Solidarity Day a "symbol of hypocrisy," says Senge Sering
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
President of the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies (IGBS), Washington DC, Senge Sering, has strongly criticised Pakistan's observance of Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5, declaring it a "Kashmir Hypocrisy Day" and accusing Islamabad of ignoring alleged human rights violations in ter
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US imposes sanctions on top Iranian officials after protest violence
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The US sanctioned Iran's interior minister and IRGC-linked figures over protest crackdowns, while the EU designated the IRGC a terrorist group. Israel welcomed the move, Iran condemned it, and new EU measures targeted officials, drone programmes and human rights abuses.
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EU designates Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
EU foreign ministers designated Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organisation, citing violent crackdowns and security concerns. Israel welcomed the move, while Iran called it a strategic mistake. The decision eases legal action against IRGC members and comes alongside new EU sanctions over huma
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Pakistan accused of enacting 'genocidal policy' against Baloch
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused the Pakistani state of pursuing what it described as a deliberate and systematic campaign of genocide against the Baloch people, urging the international community to take immediate notice of alleged grave human rights violations, as reported b
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BNM takes Balochistan to Europe; Pakistan's rights commitments under GSP P
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has met with members of the Dutch Parliament to raise concerns over what it described as persistent and grave human rights violations in Balochistan, placing renewed international focus on Pakistan's rights record and its GSP Plus obligation
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Pakistan's enforced disappearances continue unchecked as another Baloch wo
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The family of a woman allegedly abducted by Pakistani security and intelligence agencies from Hub Chowki has appealed for her immediate recovery. Speaking at a press conference at the Hub-Lasbela Press Club, relatives of Fatima Muhammad Qasim said she was taken from her home in Akram Colony
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Balochistan: Paank reports three enforced disappearances in Quetta, calls
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Paank reported three enforced disappearances in Quetta on January 4, alleging Pakistani security forces detained a political worker and two brothers. Rights groups say such cases remain unresolved in Balochistan, worsening public alienation, political instability, and mistrust, while authori
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"Brutally oppressive and criminal regime": Canadian PM Mark Carney on depo
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Explaining the rationale behind the move, Carney said in a post on X that the sanctions were meant to unequivocally condemn Maduro's "grave breaches of international peace and security, gross and systematic human rights violations, and corruption."
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Pakistan's disappearances crisis deepens as families freeze on CPEC Highwa
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A protest against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan's Kech district stretched into its third consecutive day, with families continuing to block the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in the Tejaban area, highlighting what critics describe as Pakistan's persistent fa
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