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Pashtuns blame Pakistan Army for rights abuse
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): A massive crowd gathered in Karachi city to demand an end to human rights violations by Pakistan's military in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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Pashtun Council Canada protests outside Pakistan Consulate
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], May 13 (ANI): The Pashtun Council of Canada staged a protest outside the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto to show their solidarity with the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and urged the Government of Pakistan to release PTM workers.
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Exemptions lifted: American cargo to undergo scanning at Pakistani airport
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): As Pakistan imposed new travel restrictions on the United States diplomats, the American cargo would now have to undergo scanning at Pakistani airports.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain announces Pashtun rally on May 13
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], May 11 (ANI): Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain on Friday announced that a Pahstun rally will be conducted on May 13 in Karachi and has expressed hope that it will be a successful one.
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Afghan President rolls out electronic ID cards
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday launched new electronic ID cards in a bid to tighten security.
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PTM agitators gather in Swat to protest atrocities
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 29 (ANI): Thousands of people gathered and participated in a public gathering called by Pashtun Tahaffuz (protection) Movement (PTM), a human rights movement in the Swat Valley of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday.
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Sindhi political party protests against Pak's atrocities
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi (Sindh) [Pakistan], Apr 25 (ANI): Pakistan's pro-freedom political party Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz based in Sindh province on Wednesday protested against atrocities of Pakistan demanding independence for Sindh, Balochistan, Pashtunistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
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Pakistan's Pashtuns hold mass rally despite no permission
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Apr. 23 (ANI): Despite getting no permission from Lahore Police, Pashtun Tahafuz (protection) Movement supporters held a huge rally here on Sunday.
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US must stop Pak's Pashtun crackdown: Activist
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], April 22 (ANI): A United States-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi, has requested Washington to exert pressure on Pakistan to stop its alleged human rights violations against the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and other groups representing that nation's e
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Pakistan: Pashtuns to hold meet despite no permission
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Apr. 21 (ANI): Despite the refusal by Lahore district administration, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement supporters will continue to hold a public meeting at Lahore's Mochi Gate.
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6 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 (ANI): At least six Taliban militants including a local leader of the outfit Qari Amrullah have been killed during a clash with the Afghan forces in the war-torn country's Faryab province.
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'Insecure' Pakistan must stop demonising Pashtuns
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): One of Pakistan's lawyers Babar Sattar, who writes articles for leading daily The News and other publications, has objected strongly to the ongoing censorship of the media, print and electronic, in Pakistan.
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