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Pakistani girls from Dawoodi Bohra community continue to grapple with secr
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The FGM is often performed in private homes by older women using unsterilised tools and without anaesthesia, or by medical professionals in urban centres like Karachi. With an estimated 1,00,000 Dawoodi Bohras in Pakistan, the practice continues in secrecy.
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Pakistan: 29 injured in aerial firing in Karachi on New Year's night
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The New Year celebrations in Karachi were marred by aerial firing, resulting in 29 injuries, including women and children. Incidents were reported in multiple areas, and authorities have urged the public to avoid such dangerous activities. AIG Karachi warned of legal consequences for future
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Pakistan: Sit-ins continue at six locations of Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Sit-ins by religious parties are continuing across six locations in Karachi, causing major traffic disruptions. Authorities urge commuters to use alternate routes as the protests block key roads and lead to police clashes.
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Pakistan: Traffic jams in Karachi as ASWJ starts sit-ins at 60 locations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) began protests at 60 different locations of Karachi, including Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, Sohrab Goth, Sharah e Faisal, Lasbela Chowk, Civic Centre, and other places.
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Pakistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemns FIR against enforced disappea
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a post on X, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) denounced the registration of an FIR against the family of Akhtar Shah, a victim of enforced disappearance, and BYC members. The FIR, filed by Kalat authorities, accuses "unknown people" of blocking the N-25 Quetta-Karachi Road, which BY
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Violence erupts at Karachi protest as police use shelling to disperse MWM
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A protest by the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) party in Karachi turned violent on Tuesday (local time) as police used shelling to disperse protesters at Numaish Chowrangi.
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"No demands for negotiations, will end sit-in in Karachi when people of Pa
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
He warned the authorities not to place undue pressure on the Jafariya community and added the community will not tolerate anyone's dictatorship and the protest sit-ins will continue.
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Pakistan govt's failure to enforce flour price cuts in Karachi sparks cons
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The price cuts, which were aimed at providing relief to residents, have largely gone unimplemented at the retail level.
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Balochistan: BYC condemns detention of activist Jamal Baloch amid ongoing
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has criticised the detention of its Karachi region member, Jamal Baloch, who was allegedly arrested by police at the Hub Chowki protest site and taken to an unknown location.
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Pakistan: ASWJ announces protests across 60 locations in Karachi starting
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) has announced a protest at 60 different locations across Karachi in response to the protest by Majlis-e-Wahdatul-Muslimeen (MWM), ARY News reported.
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Pak: Karachi Mayor asks MWM to shift protests to KP CM's residence
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Karachi's Mayor was commenting over roadblocks by the MWM at key thoroughfares in Karachi, as per ARY News.
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MWM protests in Karachi: Multiple roads closed amid demonstrations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Protests by Majlis-e-Wahdatul-Muslimeen (MWM) have brought parts of Karachi to a standstill, with multiple key roads closed due to demonstrations.
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