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Challenges of Hazara community in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Hazara community in Pakistan has been facing numerous challenges since time immemorial as violence, an inactive economy, lack of opportunities, and discrimination is faced by them, Dawn Newspaper reported.
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16pc women in Pakistan's Quetta are employed, survey finds
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The 'Women in the Workforce in Quetta' survey, which was carried out by World Bank, showed that only 16 Per Cent women participate in the labour market and work in low-value-added activities, with a high prevalence of own-account, informal, and home-based work.
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Pakistan Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq calls for 'system overhaul'
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has blamed former and present rulers for bringing Pakistan "to the brink of disaster" and called for overhauling the system. Addressing a press conference on Saturday alongside Jamat-i-Islami Balochistan chief Maulana Abdul Haq Hashmi, Haq said unless the sys
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Balochistan minister Sardar Abdul Rahman Khetran freed in murder case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sardar Khetran, who was arrested on charges of murdering three people, including a woman, and abducting six people in Barkhan, was released from Central Jail in Quetta on bail after paying surety bonds of PKR 500,000 in each case. Khetran's bail application was approved by the Rakhni session
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Pakistan: Two security guards killed, one injured in IED blast in Bolan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dhadar Assistant Commissioner Fahad Shah Rashdi said that the dead and the wounded were taken to hospital for treatment.
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Nine killed, 13 injured in attack on security forces in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At least nine security personnel were killed and 13 were injured in an explosion near a truck of the Balochistan Constabulary in the Bolan district of Balochistan on Monday. The Police suspect a suicide attack. The explosion occurred at the Kambri bridge on the Quetta-Sibi highway and target
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Abductions of Baloch women, new wave of state repression in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New series of these protests are taking place after the enforced disappearances of Baloch women. On 3rd February Pakistan Army in collaboration with Intelligence agencies forcibly disappeared Rahim Zehri, his mother Mahbas Khatoon, his wife Rasheeda Zehri, and their two children from Gishkor
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan continue
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Thousands of people from all age groups started to disappear in Balochistan. In March 2011, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED) was formed to work on the issue. According to figures released by COIOED in July 2022, a total of 8,696 cases of missing persons have been
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Pak: Baloch minister accused of Barkhan triple murder arrested
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Police took Khetran in custody as he was accused of murdering those three people, Spokesperson said as the protesters continued their sit-in for the second consecutive day in Quetta demanding justice.
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Pak: Police raid Balochistan minister's house after 3 bodies recovered
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As per the police, the police searched all parts of the house including the guest room. The police spokesperson also said that the roads leading to Khetran's house in Quetta's Patel Bagh had been sealed, adding that the raid was carried out to recover Khan Muhammad Marri's five children.
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Quetta Gladiators in misery as No. 1 T20I bowler Wanindu Hasaranga will mi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the entire PSL season for Quetta Gladiators as he is looking to manage his workload. Quetta had initially identified Qais Ahmed as his replacement but now they are looking for other alternatives.
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Pakistan: 2 killed, 4 injured in blast on Quetta-bound Jaffar Express
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The blast occurred when the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express coming from Peshawar, was passing the Chichawatni railway station.
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