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Pakistan: Locals block highway in protest against targeted killings in Nor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Waziristan [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Locals in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district staged a sit-in blocking the main highway connecting Miramshah with other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to protest against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area.
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Suspended MPs 50-hour long day-night protest continues in Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Opposition MPs continued their 50-hour day-night sit-in protest on Friday morning in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament premises to mark their strong protest against their suspension and the central government which they claimed was not rea
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Monsoon session: Suspended MPs won't apologise, continue protest
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Opposition MPs, who were suspended from the Rajya Sabha for disrupting proceedings, continued their protest near the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex on Thursday and asserted that there was no question of them apologising for their behaviour. Read More
Pakistan: Landowners demand compensation for lands acquired for hydropower
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mansehra [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Landowners who have been denied compensation for the land acquired for Diamer-Basha hydropower project staged a sit-in on the Karakoram Highway post which commuters remained stranded for long hours, media reports said.
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Suspended MPs of TMC hold sit-in protest at Gandhi statue outside Parliame
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers on Wednesday staged a sit-in protest at the Gandhi statue outside Parliament on Wednesday over their suspension from Rajya Sabha.
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Himachal Congress holds sit-in demonstration in support of Sonia as she ap
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday protested in front of the Enforcement Directorate office at Chhota Shimla here in support of Sonia Gandhi as the Congress interim president appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in co
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Pakistan: Gwadar activists to hold large sit-in protest over CPEC
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): Activists in Gwadar district of Pakistan's Balochistan province have announced a large sit-in protest this week, alleging the government has failed to address their concerns regarding China's Belt and Road infrastructure endeavours in the country.
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Sit-in continues in Pakistan's North Waziristan against targeted killings
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): A sit-in is being staged in Mirali town of North Waziristan District of Pakistan against the targeted killings of local leaders Qari Samiuddin and Nauman.
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PoK: Gilgit Baltistan residents protest over awarding mining contracts to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], July 7 (ANI): The local residents of Gilgit Baltistan staged a sit-in blocking the Karakoram Highway in Nasirabad, Hunza for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday to protest against the minerals department for permitting mining leases to an outsider company.
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Pakistan: Sindh-based party to protest against Hindu boy's abduction
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): A regional party in Pakistan's Sindh province has announced a sit-in near a highway in the Khairpur district against the abduction of an eight-year-old Hindu boy who went missing last month.
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I am not going away forever, will again sit in Shiv Sena Bhavan: Uddhav Th
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who announced his resignation on Wednesday minutes after Supreme Court gave go ahead to floor test in the state assembly, said that he was not going away forever and will once again sit in Shiv Sena Bhavan.
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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): Urban refugees on Monday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the UN refugee agency-UNHCR, seeking 11-point demand that as per them would make their stay in Nepal easier.
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