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Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accuse Pakistan of failing to crush militan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters carried banners and placards with anti-terror slogans, demanding urgent intervention from the government and security institutions to restore peace. Organisers described the gathering as a "public referendum" against terrorism, underlining the com
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Amjad Ayub Mirza slams Pakistan's CTD expansion in PoGB, calls it move to
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Political analyst and rights campaigner Amjad Ayub Mirza has sharply criticised Pakistan's decision to extend the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) into Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), warning that the measure is intended to suppress local opposition rather than tackle militancy.
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Assam: Bodoland Territorial Council to construct world-class sports academ
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Once militancy hit the Bodoland region of Assam, it has now become a sports hub in the country, and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has planned to construct a world-class sports academy in the region.
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"When are they going to return statehood?" Farooq Abdullah asks Centre ove
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"When are they going to return the statehood? They said that the minute you have elections and the government is formed, the statehood will be restored. What has happened to that? Now they are saying that they will hold elections in two vacant assembly seats, but what about elections to f
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Pakistan renews deportation drive, forces thousands of Afghans to border
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan has restarted its Afghan deportation drive, ordering thousands to leave the southwest, Dawn reported. Around 5,000 Afghans gathered at the Chaman border on Friday. Over one million have left since 2023 as Pakistan faces security and economic challenges and accuses Afghans of involve
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Tribal uprising grows as thousands reject Pakistan's failed military solut
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Thousands in Pakistan's tribal areas protested peacefully against new military operations, demanding peace, rights, and an end to displacement. Rallies across Mohmand, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan called out past failures and urged the government to address local concerns without f
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Operation Baam marks major expansion of Baloch armed resistance, says acti
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mir Baloch called Operation Baam a major step in the Baloch resistance, praising unity among armed groups. He blamed Pakistan's military for oppression, dismissed official claims, and urged international support, saying the Baloch movement now spans across Balochistan and won
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Bangladesh to cooperate with Malaysia on investigation of its nationals on
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The agreement was made during a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan on the sidelines of the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
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"Message of Karbala is observed even to this day": JKNC MLA Tanvir Sadiq o
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Notably, for the first time in over three decades, restored in 2023, the Jammu and Kashmir government permitted a Muharram procession in Srinagar, it was banned over 35 years after the eruption of militancy in Kashmir as authorities were apprehensive that separatists might misuse the large g
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2024 HRCP Report exposes worsening human rights emergency across Pakistan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's 2024 report highlights democratic decline, rising militancy, enforced disappearances, and human rights abuses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It notes blasphemy-related violence, child and gender-based abuse, labour violations, and environmental crises, paint
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Pashtun Activist urges UNHRC to act on Pakistan's rights abuses at 59th Se
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, Pashtun activist Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi accused Pakistan of serious human rights violations against Pashtuns, including drone strikes, enforced disappearances, and torture. He urged the UN to act and send an investigative commission to address the abuses. Read More
India fighting militancy not just for itself, but for entire world: AAP MP
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Ashok Kumar Mittal, part of the all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, on Tuesday said that India gave a clear message to the world that it is a peace-loving country but will strongly respond to any attack on its citizens.
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