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"Save Sindh's Existence and Resources" march defies Section 144 in Larkana
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hundreds marched in Larkana against constitutional amendments, corporate farming and resource exploitation in Sindh despite restrictions. Protesters accused authorities of oppressive governance, while business groups separately warned that a prolonged transport strike is disrupting economic
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Pakistan: Communities protest 'Mafia-Led' destruction of Indus riverine gr
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The alleged extensive clearing of vegetation in the riverine areas of the River Indus by brick kiln operators has sparked significant alarm among local communities, as it harms wildlife habitats and traditional grazing lands, as reported by Dawn.
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"Sindh may return to India again," says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Sunday, referring to a quote of former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani, said that the border can change and "who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India again"
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Pakistan: Awami Tehreek, Sindhiyani Tehreek march against 27th Amendment,
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Activists from the Awami Tehreek (AT) and its women's division, the Sindhiyani Tehreek (ST), held a march opposing the 27th Amendment, corporate farming, new canals on the Indus River, so-called honour killings, and the exploitation of the province's resources, as reported by Dawn.
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Sindhi activists protest in Geneva against human rights abuses in Pakista
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The demonstrations were accompanied by a side event at the International Centre Conference on Sindh and a Sindhi Human Rights Exhibition. Protesters raised concerns over a wide range of issues, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, land grabbing, forced conversions of Si
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Pakistan: Government policies turn blind eye to fishermen's pleas, lose co
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Due to the reduction of flow of water in the Indus, the fishermen community living alongside the coast of Sindh is seeing their lands and livelihoods being destroyed due to the seeping in of seawater and unresponsive government actions, the Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Heavy rains cause floods in Indus resulting in displacement, cro
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Due to heavy rains, thousands of villagers living in the low-lying areas of Pakistan's Punjab were forced to leave their homes as levels of water rose in the Indus river, washing away all of the protective guide bunds and dykes constructed to support the Layyah-Taunsa Bridge, Dawn reported.
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JSFM to mark Aug 14 as Black Day, condemns Pakistan’s oppression, calls fo
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The state of Pakistan and its military have illicitly appropriated Sindh's territories and intentionally hindered the natural flow of the Indus River, devastating our agricultural sector and pushing millions into destitution.
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Pak Army Chief Asim Munir says will "destroy" dam if India builds on Indus
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Munir during his visit to the US repeated his anti-India rhetoric describing Kashmir as Pakistan's "jugular vein" stating that it is not India's internal matter but an unresolved international issue,
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Pakistan: Indus River swells in Punjab's Kalabagh as monsoon rains trigger
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains and glacial melting have caused medium-level flooding at Kalabagh and killed at least 63 people in Punjab, Pakistan, Dawn reported. Authorities warned of more rain spells ahead, with rescue efforts ongoing. Over 1000 people have been rescued, and emergency measures are in
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"Unreasonable": SAD's Daljit Singh Cheema slams J-K CM Omar Abdullah over
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema criticised J&K CM Omar Abdullah's opposition to a proposed canal diverting Indus River water to Punjab, calling it "unreasonable" and highlighting Punjab's historical water allocation injustices.
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Pakistan: Police crackdown in Sindh sparks demands for independent inquiry
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The protest took place in Moro, a town located along the National Highway, where residents, including members of the Hari Mazdoor Ittehad (a farmers' and labourers' group), gathered to oppose the construction of canals diverting water from the Indus River.
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