The acting prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, stated on Monday that the issue of Baloch families from Balochistan was being portrayed negatively and in stark contrast to reality since the Baloch people supported the state of Pakistan, ARY News reported.
Dr V Aathira, the BJP District Secretary, expressed her discontent, stating that numerous flex boards had been installed across Thrissur to publicise PM Modi's visit. However, these were taken down by the mayor of the Thrissur Corporation.
The Baloch Yakjahti Committee - Kech's sit-in against "the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings" at Islamabad's National Press Club entered its 37th day on Monday
Tehreek-e-Islami Gilgit-Baltistan announced the beginning of protest demonstrations in January in response to rising wheat prices as well as other regional problems.
The Awami Action Committee organised a Gilgit grand Jirga over the wheat price hike and also announced protest sit-ins in all districts, including Gilgit, from January 2.
Private bus and truck drivers on Monday enforced a 'chakka jam' (traffic jam) across the state in protest against a new hit-and-run law, which attracts a 7-10 year prison sentence for drivers falling foul of it.
In a statement, National Party member highlighted the procedural disruptions in the upper house that have hindered meaningful debate on this crucial human rights issue.
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People in Pak-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan have been protesting for months now. All political, religious and social organisations are demonstrating against the government's decision to increase the wheat price and end subsidies.
It was reported that people continued to protest against the increase in the price of wheat at Yadgar Chowk and a large rally was also held at Jamia Masjid Skardu on Friday, bracing severe cold conditions in Skardu.
In a bid to amplify the chorus of protests against the alleged enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan, Salia Marri, the niece of Baloch national leader Baba Khair Bakhsh Marri, announced that a five-day sit-in in London from January 3 to 7.
In another series of protests in Pakistan's Balochistan, residents of Pasni, a tehsil in the Gwadar district of Balochistan, staged a protest against the persistent water shortage in the region, reported the Balochistan Post.