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Balochistan government tightens control, decides to suppress dissent with
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Balochistan government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has decided to take stringent measures against government employees involved in anti-state activities, as reported by ARY News.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Attock over health sector privatisation
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Health department employees, including doctors and clerical staff, staged protests in the Attock District of Pakistan against the Punjab government's decision to outsource basic health units (BHUs) and rural health centres (RHCs), as reported by Dawn.
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Balochistan: Protests against enforced disappearances escalate in Mastung,
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Kardgap protest intensified as demonstrators blocked train services, causing a complete halt to railway operations.
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Balochistan: Families of forcibly disappeared victims stage protest on Que
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The BYC stated that amid the spike in extrajudicial killings, the families of the missing people's ones have seen their beloved being killed.
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Pakistan: Protest erupts in Mardan over gas loadshedding during Sehri and
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The demonstrators, which included frustrated women, obstructed Malakand Road in Takht Bhai Tehsil, resulting in severe traffic congestion and long lines of vehicles. The protesters demanded that gas pressure be restored and that loadshedding be halted in the tehsil and adjacent areas, as rep
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Balochistan sees protests amid rising cases of target killings, enforced d
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Several rallies are being organised across cities such as Naseerabad, Pasni and Quetta in Pakistan against the rise in extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances at the hands of Pakistani state backed death squads, according to Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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Diamer-Bhasha Dam protests escalate: Hunza joins struggle as Pakistan govt
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Hunza's Hotel Association, Traders' Association, political parties, and civil society organizations have all declared their unwavering support for the continuing demonstration in Diamer, where locals are calling for their rights, especially concerning the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project.
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Mastung over enforced disappearance, rights gr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kamran Baloch's family protested at the Nawab Hotel in Mastung, calling for his safe return, following his purported abduction by security personnel. According to a post shared by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on X Kamran, a native of Killi Azizabad and the son of Haji Mir Ahmed Muhamma
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Pakistan: Protests erupt in Balochistan over rising forced abductions
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Protests are taking place in Balochistan over the recent forcible abduction of a Baloch woman, Asma Baloch. Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a leading human rights body from Pakistan expressed anguish over the rising cases of abductions in Pakistan and gave a call to all sections of the s
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Pak: Islamabad lawyers announce strike and boycott over transfer of judges
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC), Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA), and Islamabad District Bar Association (IDBA) have decided to boycott the proceedings of both the High Court and district courts starting Monday.
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Pakistan: Academic activities in Sindh University remain suspended as prot
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Academic experts and educators have vehemently opposed to what they see as a harmful shift in the province's higher education institutions' leadership structures.
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Pakistan journalists body observes 'Black Day', protest against PECA Amend
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is observing "Black Day" with nationwide protests against the PECA Amendment Bill, condemning the government's failure to consult stakeholders before passing the law.
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