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Pakistan's journalists' union plans legal action and protests to defend me
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Pakistan's leading journalists' union is set to initiate legal actions and a protest campaign after Ramazan to safeguard media freedom, Dawn reported on Wednesday. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), in a statement, condemned the government's efforts to pass anti-media laws and
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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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Delhi Assembly session extended till March 3, PAC to be formed soon: Speak
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Delhi Assembly session witnessed high drama on its second day as opposition protests continued unabated. Amidst heavy sloganeering, Speaker Vijender Gupta suspended 21 MLAs till February 28.
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Tibetan community protests at UNHRC Session in Geneva, condemns China's hu
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the Tibet Bureau in Geneva, the official agency of the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration, the demonstration was aimed at condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet under Chinese rule.
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Congress continue protests in Rajasthan Assembly over suspension of 6 MLAs
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Following the suspension of six Congress MLAs in Rajasthan, leaders Sachin Pilot, Tikaram Jully, and Govind Singh Dotasra criticized the Speaker's decision and BJP's actions, protesting for the withdrawal of a controversial statement and the smooth functioning of the Assembly.
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PoGB: Diamer protest against WAPDA escalates as unmet promises spark outra
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Protests have escalated in the Diamer District of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, as local residents voice their frustration with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) over the unfulfilled promises surrounding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. The protests are centred on long-st
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Pakistan: Internet shutdown takes place in Balochistan during rally agains
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared on Tuesday that the protests organised against the rise in targeted killing of Baloch youth saw an internet shutdown along with Pakistani paramilitary forces blocking and hampering the protest rally.
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"Violation of Constitutional rights": Congress MLA on being stopped by mar
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Amidst the ongoing protests by Congress MLAs outside the Rajasthan legislative assembly over State Minister Avinash Gehlot's alleged 'dadi' remark about former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Congress MLAs were denied from entering the house by the marshals.
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Balochistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee organises protests against surge in
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organized protests in Gomazi Tump, Dalbandin, and Noshki on Sunday, condemning the surge in targeted killings of Baloch youth by state-backed death squads in Kech and other areas of Balochistan.
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National Highway blocked in Sindh, Pakistan, as protests erupt against six
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
With vocal expressions of disapproval being reiterated time and again against building six new canals on the Indus River, the nationalist parties of Sindh organized protests and blocked highways in different parts of the province
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Pakistan: Rights body announces protests across Balochistan to condemn Bal
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced on Sunday that it will conduct series of protests across Balochistan to condemn the 'systematic persecution' being faced by the Baloch people at the hands of Pakistan's security forces.
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"Battle between betrayal and protection of justice": Union Minister Bandi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, commented that the upcoming MLC elections are a battle between betrayal and deception versus struggle and protection of justice. He called upon graduates and teachers to teach a lesson to the Congress government for their deceit and betra
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