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PoGB: Protest erupts in Gilgit amid ongoing violence, blockade in Parachin
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Residents of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan staged a mass protest against the ongoing violence, killings, and road blockades in Pakistan's Parachinar, in Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Pakistan: Sit-in against killings in Parachinar expands to Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Violent clashes, which have claimed more than 100 lives since late November, have cut Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram from other parts of Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Protests in Parachinar enter sixth day amid ongoing road blockag
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Protests against the road closures in Kurram district are growing, with the sit-in in Parachinar now entered in its sixth day. Road blockages across the tribal district, including in Parachinar, are still ongoing.
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Pakistan: Over 100 children die in Parachinar amid ongoing road blockade a
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a major turn of events, over 100 children in Parachinar in Pakistan have died due to the lack of medical care, as the road has been blocked for more than two months, severely disrupting essential services and worsening the ongoing crisis in Kurram, The News International reported.
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Pakistan: Protest erupts in Kurram after brutal murders of passengers
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tribesmen in Kurram held a protest on Tuesday over the recent murders of two passengers, Ishaq Hussain and Waseem Hussain, whose bodies were found in the Bagan area with their throats slit, Dawn reported today.
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Pakistan: Protests continue in Kurram over road closures amid crisis
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tehsil Council Chairman Agha Muzammil Hussain condemned the government for "besieging" Parachinar, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
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Pakistan: Winter worsens humanitarian crisis in Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The humanitarian crisis in Kurram, Pakistan, has deepened as severe winter conditions worsen medicine shortages and blockades. Over 50 children have died due to untreated illnesses, with pneumonia emerging as a leading cause. While the provincial government has airlifted supplies, local lead
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Pakistan: Kurram District's main highway closed for 73 days, locals face s
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The main highway in Pakistan's Kurram District, located near the Pak-Afghan border, has remained closed for 73 consecutive days due to ongoing unrest, leading to severe hardships for local residents. Protesters claim that the residents of Parachinar are now on the verge of starvation.
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Pakistan: Parachinar Road remains shut for 74 days, causing severe disrupt
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The prolonged road closure has also resulted in the shutdown of all public and private educational institutions in protest, with headmasters and principals joining the demonstrations.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Gandapur to chair apex committee meeting f
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Friday, ahead of a provincial apex committee meeting on the law and order situation in Kurram District, Dawn reported.
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Healthcare crisis deepens in Pakistan's Kurram, several children reported
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
At least 29 children have tragically lost their lives in the Kurram district due to a severe shortage of medicines and healthcare services, exacerbated by prolonged road closures
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Pakistan: Kurram district faces severe shortages amid ongoing security cri
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is grappling with severe shortages of food, fuel, and medical supplies due to ongoing security concerns. Despite efforts by local leaders to restore peace, discussions at the Kohat Grand Peace Jirga failed to reach an agreement. Meanwhile, the
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