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Baloch activist urges UN, rights groups to intervene and stop Pakistan's p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has urged the United Nations and other rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to intervene and stop the "political misadventure by the state of Pakistan."
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One dead in clash between BJP, RJD workers in Bihar's Chapra; two arrested
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The district administration has also ordered internet shutdown for two days as a precautionary measure
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Pakistan: Voting for by-polls ends amid cellular network shutdowns, violen
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The voting for 21 national and provincial seats ended amid the temporary suspension of cellular services in "specific districts" of Punjab and Balochistan provinces, which authorities claim were steps to "safeguard" the electoral process, Dawn reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Mahrang Baloch alleges internet shutdown to hinder Baloch protes
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prominent Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch on Sunday alleged that an internet shutdown has been carried out in Gwadar to disrupt the Baloch protest and awareness session highlighting Pakistan's atrocities on the Baloch community.
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Farmers' protest: Third round of dialogue between Centre, farmers underway
Updated : 2 years ago IST
As the Delhi Chalo march by farmers entered its third day today, the third round of dialogue between a delegation of the central government and representatives of farmers' bodies is underway in Chandigarh.
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Internet shutdown, restricted movement, curbed media coverage dent Pak's m
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Despite assurances from Pakistan's caretaker government, the credibility of the country's most expensive general elections was called into question with the suspension of cellular networks, restricting the movements of voters, terrorist attacks, and curbing media coverage, The News Intern
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Voting closes in Pakistan's national elections amid internet outages, rigg
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The polling for the general elections in Pakistan concluded amid allegations of rigging and the shutdown of cellular and internet services., Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Caretaker information minister refutes reports of possible inter
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi refuted reports of a possible internet shutdown on Tuesday during the 2024 general elections, terming all such reports as 'speculations', ARY News reported.
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Supreme Court refuses to entertain miscellaneous application relating to g
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a miscellaneous application seeking certain directions in pursuance of the Anuradha Bhasin judgement over guidelines on the issues related to internet shutdown.
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Manipur govt reimposes internet services ban for the next 5 days
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Manipur government on Tuesday reimposed ban on internet services for the next five days.
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Pakistan ranks third globally for imposing internet restrictions: Report
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has imposed three of the 42 new restrictions worldwide, Dawn reported citing a report by Surfshark, a virtual private network company headquartered in Lithuania, a half-year analysis of internet shutdown based on the Internet Shutdown Tracker. These internet restrictions were impose
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SC refuses to entertain plea against internet shutdown in Manipur, allows
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra asked the petitioner's counsel to approach the Manipur High Court as a similar matter is pending there.
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