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Rights commission raises alarm over forced evictions in Pakistan's Umerkot
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the forced eviction of long-settled families in the Umerkot district, calling it a grave violation of human rights and a sign of systemic policing failures.
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Labour Day marked across Sindh with rallies demanding fair wages, job secu
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hundreds of thousands of workers from both public and private sectors joined the rallies in numerous areas of Karachi and district headquarters such as Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Sanghar, Mithi, Umerkot, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Ghotki, and Kandhkot. Smaller
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Pakistan: Autopsy reveals torture marks on body of doctor arrested in blas
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The findings, following the exhumation of Kunbhar's body on October 16 under the supervision of a medical board, have sparked demands for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
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Pakistan: Public remains agitated over brutality against blasphemy victim
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The general public and human rights activists in Pakistan continue to remain agitated over the rising number of Blasphemy and extrajudicial killing incidents in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
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Sit-in called for justice in blasphemy suspect's extrajudicial killing in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Outrage is mounting in Pakistan's Sindh province as the Sindh Youth Action Committee announced a sit-in in Umerkot on Wednesday, September 25, demanding justice for Dr Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, a blasphemy suspect killed by police in an alleged encounter.
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Doctor accused of blasphemy killed in alleged encounter in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Shah Nawaz Kunhbar, a doctor from Umerkot, Pakistan, was killed in an alleged police encounter in Mirpurkhas, a day after being accused of blasphemy. The incident followed his arrest, amid conflicting reports about his escape and recapture. Tensions escalated as a mob set his body on fire du
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Pakistan: One fisherman dead, several others injured after boat capsizes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
One fisherman was dead and several others were injured after strong winds overturned a boat in the Arabian Sea, ARY News reported on Monday citing a spokesperson.
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Pakistan's Tharparkar, Umerkot districts receive 'record' rainfall in June
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Cyclone Biparjoy, which mainly hit the Indian state of Gujarat, created chaotic conditions across the coastal belt of Sindh, most parts of Mirpurkhas, Badin, Tharparkar and Umerkot districts received heavy rainfall, besides dust storms, thunderstorms and many back-to-back spells of light, mo
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Police find missing Naib Tehsildar's body, his car from well in Chhattisga
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Naib Tehsildar was missing from NH-30 in Kanker district from December 10. The police also recovered four bodies from the car who were identified as Naib Tehsildar Sapan Sarkar (66), a resident of Umerkote, Orissa, his wife Rita Sarkar (50), brother-in-law Vishwajit Adhikari, a resident
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Odisha police inspector arrested for accepting bribe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 11 (ANI): A police inspector from the Umerkote police station in the Nabarangpur district was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance Directorate for demanding and accepting a bribe worth Rs 20,000 from a complainant.
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Spurt in suicide rate in Pakistani desert region linked to poverty driven
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): At least 143 people have taken their own lives in Thar desert's Tharparkar, Umerkot districts between 2016 to 2020. Extreme weather patterns are frequent threat, major cause of poverty pushing people to suicide in Pakistani desert region.
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Bilawal Bhutto's Pakistan's Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Umerkot [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured a win in the Umerkot by-polls, according to preliminary results.
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