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Civil groups denounce eviction drives targeting poor settlements in Pakist
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Dozens of representatives from katchi abadis, street vendors, and other working-class groups across Islamabad gathered at the National Press Club this week to condemn the Capital Development Authority's (CDA) recent eviction operations. They urged Pakistan's judiciary to defend the constitu
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Pakistani Minister apologises for police assault on journalists at Islamab
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry issued an apology on Friday following the attack on journalists at the National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad a day earlier
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Pakistan: PPP, journalists briefly boycott National Assembly session over
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
PPP and journalists briefly boycotted Pakistan's National Assembly session on Friday. PPP staged a walkout over CM Maryam Nawaz's remarks, while journalists protested a police raid at the National Press Club. Both returned after government assurances, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan's democracy exposed: lawyers jailed for peaceful protest
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad witnessed dramatic scenes on Thursday as dozens of Kashmiri lawyers and members of the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) were detained during a protest staged in front of the National Press Club.
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Outrage in Pakistan after police storm Islamabad Press Club, assault journ
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad police stormed the National Press Club and allegedly assaulted journalists, drawing sharp condemnation. HRCP, journalist Zahid Gishkori, and former UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi denounced the action, demanding accountability and an inquiry into the raid.
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Will India's New Peace Legacy Emerge? 'Sai Baba Peace Awards' Launched in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 10: At the historic National Press Club in Washington, D.C., a rare Indian voice echoed--this time not of politics, but of peace. Sri Aushim Khetarpal, Founder of the Shirdi Sai Baba Foundation, announced the launch of the Sai Baba Peace Awards, envisioned as a spi
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Pak: Islamabad sees 36 days of protest against abduction of Baloch leaders
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a leading human rights body, announced on Wednesday that its sit-in protest, which began 36 days ago, is still ongoing in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad, as reported on X.
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"Cold-blooded murder": Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on killing of Al
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday condemned the killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, calling it a "heinous crime" and accusing the Israeli state of trying to silence truth through "violence and hatred".
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National Press Club condemns killing of journalist in Gaza, calls for prob
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Press Club expressed sorrow over the killing of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza, called for a transparent probe, and urged all parties to protect journalists in conflict zones.
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Baloch families protest in Islamabad for 8th day, demand recovery of missi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Despite continuous rain and deteriorating weather conditions, the protesters, who include women, children, and the elderly, persist in their nonviolent demonstration. However, authorities have not yet allowed them to establish a proper protest camp in front of the National Press Club, leavin
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Pakistan: Police reportedly block Baloch protesters in Islamabad as sit-in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Police in Islamabad on Sunday blocked Baloch protesters from reaching the National Press Club, as a sit-in led by the families of forcibly disappeared persons and leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) entered its fifth consecutive day, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Pakistan accused of silencing Baloch Voices as families protest enforced d
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Families of detained Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders and relatives of forcibly disappeared persons from Balochistan have launched a sit-in protest outside the National Press Club in Islamabad, demanding an immediate end to enforced disappearances and the release of all detained activ
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