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Pakistan: New cases of enforced disappearances reported in Balochistan, as
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fresh cases of enforced disappearances have emerged from Balochistan, as families across Karachi, Quetta, and Islamabad continue to protests, demanding the safe return of their loved ones
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Tremors felt in Pakistan after 6 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The quake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres with its epicentre located southwest of Asadabad, Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: 33 dead, 2200 villages affected in Punjab floods
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Monsoon fury continues in Pakistan's Punjab province as heavy rainfall and flooding claimed lives of 33 people, affected 2,200 villages, and forced the evacuation of more than 700,000 residents.
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Protest by Baloch families enters 46th day, demanding release of leaders
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Families of abducted Baloch leaders continued steadfast with their protest as it entered 46th day, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said on Saturday.
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Shutter-down strike hits Hunza, Skardu, Gilgit; traders demand PoGB as 'no
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the traders' demands are aligned with recommendations of the PoGB cabinet, which had asked the federal government to declare the region a non-tariff area. The cabinet urged Islamabad to exempt the people from sales tax and income tax on goods imported from China and ens
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolts Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad on Wednesday, Geo News reported, citing Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
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Pakistan's whole sale sugar markets on verge of 'shut down'
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President of the All-Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) Ajmal Baloch said that sugar markets in Islamabad will remain indefinitely shut due to a shortage of supplies and disputes on prices.
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Islamabad High Court halts deportation of 18 Afghan nationals
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Islamabad High Court has halted the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals with expired PoR cards, granting them temporary relief. The order comes amid Pakistan's repatriation plan, set to begin September 1, which has raised concerns from rights groups over forced returns violating internati
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India alerts Pakistan of possible flooding on humanitarian grounds
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India has shared details of possible flooding in Pakistan with Islamabad through its High Commission, stating the move was made solely on humanitarian grounds.
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Heavy rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, leave 7 dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Heavy rains battered large parts of Pakistan over the weekend, flooding roads and damaging homes, with at least eight people reported dead in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan as hopes to move to third country fad
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of Afghan citizens, who previously held stable jobs in Afghanistan, remain stranded in Pakistan after their hopes of relocating to a third country were crushed following policy shifts in the United States and other nations, Geo News reported.
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Sit-In Protests in Islamabad, Karachi continue over enforced disappearance
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Sit-in demonstrations by families of missing Baloch persons and detained members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continued outside press clubs in Islamabad and Karachi on Thursday, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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