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Pakistan: Violent protests continue in Chaman, 20 injured and 45 arrested
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Chaman, a border town in Pakistan's Balochistan, remains in turmoil as violent protests and clashes between protesters and law enforcement agencies continued for a third consecutive day, resulting in injuries to 20 people, including eight security personnel, and the arrest of 45 individuals.
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PoJK, PoGB diaspora organises protest outside Pakistan consulate, demands
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The diaspora belonging to the Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) living overseas on Wednesday organized a protest outside the consulate of Pakistan in England.
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PoJK: Traders demand FIR against PM, release of arrested leaders
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Scores of traders in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) recently held a protest demanding the release of their arrested leaders and the filing of a case against PoJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq over the deaths of four people during protests against inflation in May.
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Chinese govt orchestrates steps to suppress commemorations of upcoming Tia
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Chinese administration has orchestrated several arrests of activists who desired to organise the commemoration ceremonies of the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre to be held on Tuesday in China and Hong Kong, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Sunday.
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Taiwan govt protests against China's plan to extend suspension of preferen
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
China's Ministry of Finance's announcement will impact 134 items that are made in Taiwan, including base oils for lubricants, racing bicycles and textile products.
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Protests erupt in PoGB after administration leases out governmental land f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Hundreds of residents from Skardu in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB) organised a major protest over the administration's recent decision to lease several government guest houses and forest land to private business owners from the Punjab Province, a local news outlet from PoGB, Skar
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BNM holds protests in Germany, Netherlands over continuing adverse effects
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement held a protest in Germany and the Netherlands against Pakistan's nuclear tests in Balochistan in 1998, a statement by the BNM said on Wednesday.
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Protest organised at Islamabad Press Club to demand release of abducted jo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
During the protest held on Tuesday, participants raised slogans and announced that they will undertake a major protest in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) for the release of Ahmed Farhad and other political prisoners.
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Taiwanese parliament passes controversial bills expanding legislative over
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Despite days of widespread protests since May 17, which attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators, the China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) used their combined majority to pass the bills on Tuesday.
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PoJK: Pakistan "backstabbed" people after they halted Muzafarabad protest,
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Khawaja Mujtaba Banday raised his voice against the "atrocities" inflicted by the law enforcement agencies in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), and said that the administration "backstabbed" them after they halted their protests after bein
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Lok Sabha polls: Sandeshkhali survivor and BJP candidate Rekha Patra to ta
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The BJP has chosen Rekha Patra, who led the protests against suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, as the party's candidate. She is pitted against TMC's Haji Nurul Islam and CPIM's Nirapada Sardar.
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Immersed in darkness, Karachi residents protest after 36 hours of continuo
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
It has been more than 36 hours of continuous power cuts and the sweltering heat has pushed electricity demand, sparking a series of protests across the city.
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