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World Sindhi Congress celebrates 119th birth anniversary of Saen GM Syed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pashtuns, Baloch and Sindhi communities in Canada organised the 119th birth anniversary of Saen GM Syed in Canada. The event was hosted by World Sindhi Congress, the Baluch Sarmachar reported.
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Ali Wazir: Face of Pakistan's non-violent movement in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Wazir has been consistently targeted for his unequivocal criticism of the Pakistani Army and the human rights abuses that the Pashtun ethnic minority face in Waziristan and neighbouring border areas in the former Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan's prisons: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, last year, several civilians fled to different countries in order to seek refuge. Some of them also went to Pakistan for shelter but instead of giving attention, Pakistan took action against Afghani migrants.
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Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a court conviction, they extrajudicially kill suspects.
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Pakistan losing control over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa security situation: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The report says that in the last year, Punjab faced only five terrorist incidents, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed 704 such incidents.
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan intensifies attacks creating chaos
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The TTP in the last year has conducted hundreds of terror attacks on the police and army headquarters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Quetta in the Balochistan region.
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PTM leader Ali Wazir: The face of dissent in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pushtoon Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Muhammad Ali Wazir is lately becoming an icon of the non-violent movement in Pakistan, one who speaks for people of the tribal areas and fights for their rights, the Voice of Vienna reported.
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"Those who celebrated the fall of Kabul..." Pashtun leader slams Pakistan'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Dawar's tweet comes as Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the explosion in Islamabad that killed a policeman and injured six other people after a car with explosives blasted near a clinic in the federal capital, Pakistani media reported.
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Border tensions between Afghanistan, Pakistan intensify
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad is facing an emerging security situation in border provinces and an assertive Taliban, which is unwilling to accept any 'one-sided' change in the status quo ante on the Durand Line issue.
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Balochistan National Party leader Mengal raise concern over gross violatio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The head of the Balochistan National Party (BNP) and former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal raised concern over the gross violation of human rights in the province.
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Pashtun tribes continue to face the ire of Pakistani forces: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Writing for the Afghan Diaspora Network, columnist Hamid Pakteen argued that those losing their lives include poor tribals from both sides who have been living through uncertainty for more than a century now.
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Infighting between Taliban and Haqqani's have potential to ignite civil wa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Haqqani's have differed from the top Taliban leadership in the past and it is likely that this could happen again, only this time violently!
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