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Pakistan: Peshawar High Court upholds ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Peshawar High Court upheld the ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and its leaders, including Manzoor Pashteen, rejecting petitions challenging the 2024 proscription under Anti-Terrorism Act. Detailed judgement to follow.
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Dhaka court rejects journalist Anis Alamgir's bail petition in anti-terror
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail plea of journalist Anis Alamgir in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, bdnews24 reported.
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Pak: Rawalpindi ATC withdraws arrest warrants for Aleema Khan, seeks respo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court cancelled arrest warrants for Aleema Khan after she appeared and filed a compliance report. She submitted new PKR 1 million surety bonds and sought the reversal of frozen bank accounts. The case stems from a PTI protest last year, with further hearings set f
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Pakistan: Dozens of Baloch activists placed on Fourth Schedule under Anti-
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Several political and human rights activists, including relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, have been added to Pakistan's Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reported The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Punjab extends ban on gatherings, Section 144 enforced for anoth
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Citing continued security threats, the Punjab government extended Section 144 across the province until November 8. The measure, aimed at curbing unrest and violence, follows renewed federal action against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under the Anti-Terrorism Act, ARY News reported.
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Human Rights Watch calls out Pakistan to drop charges against journalist
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on October 31, 2025, on apparent politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. It gave a call to the Pakistani authorities to immediat
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Pakistan bans TLP under anti-terror law after fresh wave of violence
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The decision, announced after a federal cabinet meeting on Thursday, comes amid growing criticism over Islamabad's repeated failure to curb extremist outfits that often operate freely in the country.
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Delhi HC rejects parole plea of POTA convict citing security concerns
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mir is a convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist serving a life sentence under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA),
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch slams Pakistan's "weaponised" anti-terror a
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch condemned Pakistan's amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling them a tool to silence peaceful dissent. She highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on Baloch civilians, urging her community to resist fear and continue the
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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, restoring the provision of preventive detention for individuals suspected of terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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India, Vietnam condemn cross-border terrorism during strategic dialogue me
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The high-level talks were co-chaired by Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) P Kumaran and Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Manh Cuong.
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Amnesty International flags enforced disappearances of Baloch students, se
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the rising number of enforced disappearances of Baloch students across Pakistan, urging authorities to investigate and release them. The missing include Mahjabeen and Younus Baloch, with rights groups blaming security forces for targeting youth
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