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Tripura blockade turns violent: Protesters clash with police over sick pat
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Tension erupted at a blockade site after a sick patient was reportedly carried on foot from one side of the blockade to the other, triggering a heated confrontation between protesters and police. A scuffle was also reported between the two sides.
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Pakistan: Peshawar Varsity employees stage protest over delayed salaries a
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
University of Peshawar staff and retirees protested on Jamrud Road over unpaid March salaries and pensions. Faculty received only 40 per cent of their pay, while pensioners received nothing. The staff association has urged Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for urgent financial aid to resolve the
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Diamer-Bhasha dam unrest escalates: Protesters block Karakoram Highway in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the Diamer-Bhasha Dam Land-Affected Committee, under the slogan "Huqooq Do, Dam Banao" (Ensure rights, then build the dam) has been staging sit-ins in Chilas and Thore for five consecutive days. The agitation began over the non-implementation of the agreement reached betwe
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Leh violence: "Situation was engineered deliberately," says govt sources
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Violence erupted during protests in Ladakh "didn't spiral on its own, it was engineered deliberately," government sources said on Wednesday evening.
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