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Pakistan: Sit-ins continue at six locations of Karachi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Sit-ins by religious parties are continuing across six locations in Karachi, causing major traffic disruptions. Authorities urge commuters to use alternate routes as the protests block key roads and lead to police clashes.
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Rigging allegations trigger conflict in Balochistan's post-election scenar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In Balochistan, political, nationalist, and religious parties continue their protests against alleged election rigging, including delayed announcements of winners and changing of results.
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Netanyahu won Israeli elections, but his coalition partners can create pro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A right-wing - religious parties coalition led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged as the winner in the Israeli elections held on November 1- the fifth such election in four years - controlling 64 seats in the 120- member Knesset (the Israeli Parliament).
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Protests against price hike held in Pakistan's Sindh
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18 (ANI): A large number of protests were held in several towns of Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday following the price hike in petroleum products and wheat flour.
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Pak journalists, activists question silence of religious bodies after cler
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): Lahore police have registered a case against cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman following a video clip surfaced on social media showing him allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students, prompting journalists and activists to condemn the incident and question
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Pakistan General Election: Religious parties fielding candidates in high n
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan, July 4 (ANI): The incomplete 'final list' of candidates announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suggests that religious parties are fielding high number of candidates in the coming general elections scheduled on July 25.
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Protests erupt in Pak over Christian man's alleged blasphemy
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of activists of religious parties surrounded a Christian colony in Lahore, demanding the arrest of a Christian man who allegedly posted blasphemous content on the social media.
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Social activist goes 'missing' in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): A social activist has gone missing from Pakistan's Lahore city following a discussion session on the topic of extremism in context of a recent sit-in staged by religious parties in Faizabad and state's subsequent capitulation to it.
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PTI calls for scrutiny of political parties funds
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): After being accused of receiving funds from unauthorised sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party has called for a scrutiny of accounts and funds of all political parties, particularly religious parties.
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Politicos, citizens call for exemplary punishment for Mashal Khan's k
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Prominent leaders of political and religious parties, and members of civil society, have united together to condemn the killing of Mashal Khan and called for exemplary punishment for his murderers.
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Milli Yakjehti Council to launch agitation for Hafiz Saeed's release
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb. 9 (ANI): The Milli Yakjehti Council, a circle of around 25 religious parties and groups, has decided to launch a protest from Friday for the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and protection of Islamic laws in the country.
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Pakistan Hindu Council worried over move to amend conversion bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mithi (Sindh) [Pakistan], Dec. 26 (ANI): Patron-in-chief of Pakistan Hindu Council, Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, has expressed serious concern over reports of likely amendment or abrogation in the Sindh Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill, 2015, and warned that any action under pressur
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